Will the guests please rise and arrival. Anding for the military honors for the president of the United States, our National Anthem, in the invocation. Forelcome the band assisting us today. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests. Ms. Mary baldwin. Greg willard, white house staff assistant to president ford and commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Byron cavaney, commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Douglas devos, committee cochairman. From Huntington Ingalls shipbuilding, mr. Matthew mulherin and, who most recently served as president of newport news shipbuilding. Rear admiral bruce lindsey, United States navy, commander, and Naval Air Forces atlantic. Rear admiral brian antonio, United States navy, Program Executive officer, Aircraft Carriers. Vice admiral thomas moore, United States navy, commander, naval seas shipments command. Vice admiral michael shoemaker, United States navy, commander, Naval Air Forces. Admiral frank caldwell, United States navy, director, Naval Nuclear
Will the guests please rise and arrival. Anding for the military honors for the president of the United States, our National Anthem, in the invocation. Forelcome the band assisting us today. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests. Ms. Mary baldwin. Greg willard, white house staff assistant to president ford and commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Byron cavaney, commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Douglas devos, committee cochairman. From Huntington Ingalls shipbuilding, mr. Matthew mulherin and, who most recently served as president of newport news shipbuilding. Rear admiral bruce lindsey, United States navy, commander, and Naval Air Forces atlantic. Rear admiral brian antonio, United States navy, Program Executive officer, Aircraft Carriers. Vice admiral thomas moore, United States navy, commander, naval seas shipments command. Vice admiral michael shoemaker, United States navy, commander, Naval Air Forces. Admiral frank caldwell, United States navy, director, Naval Nuclear
Will the guests please rise and arrival. Anding for the military honors for the president of the United States, our National Anthem, in the invocation. Forelcome the band assisting us today. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests. Ms. Mary baldwin. Greg willard, white house staff assistant to president ford and commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Byron cavaney, commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Douglas devos, committee cochairman. From Huntington Ingalls shipbuilding, mr. Matthew mulherin and, who most recently served as president of newport news shipbuilding. Rear admiral bruce lindsey, United States navy, commander, and Naval Air Forces atlantic. Rear admiral brian antonio, United States navy, Program Executive officer, Aircraft Carriers. Vice admiral thomas moore, United States navy, commander, naval seas shipments command. Vice admiral michael shoemaker, United States navy, commander, Naval Air Forces. Admiral frank caldwell, United States navy, director, Naval Nuclear
Norfolk, virginia. It is the first of a new class of Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier. Ships company, attention. Will the guests please rise and remain standing for the arrival of our platform guests. Military honors to the president of the United States, our National Anthem, and the invocation. We welcome and thank the United States Fleet Forces Band and the naval station norfolk saluting gunnery for assisting us today. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests. Commander steven barstow, chaplain corps, United States navy, our ships chaplain. Ms. Maryellen baldwin, president and ceo, Hampton Roads navy league. Mr. Greg willard, white house staff assistant to president ford and commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Byron cavaney, commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Douglas devos, committee cochairman. From Huntington Ingalls shipbuilding, mr. Matthew mulherin, who most recently served as president of Newport News Shipbuilding. Rear admiral bruce lindsey, United States navy, comma
Personal charge of his forces and today has been perhaps the most important for him with the key battles of his nomination fight coming to a head. Bob schieffer reports. Bob the president spent a lot of time visiting various state allegations. He went to some of the headquarters hotels and had other dollar legation to headquarters on the 18th floor of this hotel. One of the things you come away with after talking to people here, members of the white house staff is this the ford people seem a lot more comfortable about their vote count. On the other hand, they are 16c thingout this coming up tonight to force the president to name his running mate early. The organization conducted a poll and while it should they would win on the issue, they would probably win on a thin margin. The ford people know when you have a margin that then, anything can happen. Somehowo know that if the reagan forces push that through, there is a good chance it is going to cost mr. Ford some votes. That is why the