Letter from Gloria Lee Patterson of Raleigh, North Carolina, to President Gerald Ford Regarding a Suggestion to Symbolically Bury the Watergate Issue

14 Lugg - the hurial of Watergate Support Gloria Lee Patterson 512 East Cabarrus Street C/S2 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 October 14, 1976 President Gerald R. Ford White House Washington, D.C. Dear President Ford, For sometime I have listened to Governor Carter, his campaign manager and others speak on the subject of Watergate. I'm sure that I speak for the United States when I say "Watergate is over and its time we start restoring faith in the democracy that we fought so hard to obtain." When a skelton is constantly brought out and shown before the people it once again bring's the remembrace up again that we 've tried to place behind us. We the people of the United States have so much to be thankful for. In this Bicentennial Year can't we do anything to bury this skelton. I have a suggestion that may seem far fetched but it's something that America needs to see and that's the burial of Watergate. In this funeral you or a chaplain speak over the casket praying that with the closing of this casket that Watergate be buried, praying for the strength of this nation, its people, and it's leaders, and that this country be given the strength and wisdom to guide those that we serve and that the people of this nation forget and place the past behind them, and think only of what the future can bring them with good leadership and that the people become more responsive in choosing there leaders by voting for the candiate that they feel GERALD LIBRATY ? FORD can best serve them to the best of their ability. Watergate, needs to be buryed forever if it isn't there will always be doubt in the people's mind that in the halls that govern them their is corrupation. Please consider this matter, not only for the people of the United States but also for the people that look to the United States as the land of the freee. We must not forget that we have fought to hard for our Declaration of Indenpendence and Constitution to let this destroy all that we stnad for. Looking forward to hearing from you and hope that my suggestion is one that will be looked on favorable. Bust wishes for campaign a successful Gloria Parrerson - Gloria Lee Patterson GERALD LIBRARY ? FORD gloria Patterson 512 E. cavassus st. Rauign, n.c. 27602 POSITAL $ 2 SERVICE PM NC 275 15 OCT 1976 LIBERTY TREE USA 13c President Gerald R. Ford c/o white Heavel washing lan, L.C. D.C