Children in third grade at Deal School in Deal, NJ, sent this letter asking President Gerald Ford for a “Kids Day.”
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Children in third grade at Deal School in Deal, NJ, sent this letter asking President Gerald Ford for a “Kids Day.”
This primary source comes from the Collection GRF-0059: White House Central Files Name Files (Ford Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 595423
Full Citation: Letter from Third Grade Children at Deal School Asking President Gerald Ford for a ‘Kids Day’; 5/1975; Sylvia, Stacy; White House Central Files Name Files, 8/1974 – 1/1977; Collection GRF-0059: White House Central Files Name Files (Ford Administration),; Gerald R. Ford Library, Ann Arbor, MI. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/kids-day-letter/, December 2, 2025]
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