Telegram from Head Football Coach Nick Skorich of the Cleveland Browns to President Gerald R. Ford Regarding the National Arthritis Act

3 Bu GENERAL HE, FA6 December 17, 1974 Dear Mr. Skorich: This is to thank you for your recent letter to the President regarding arthritis legislation currently pending in the Congress. At this time the Congress has not taken final action on the National Arthritis Act. Should that bill be sent to the President, please be assured that he will give it his fullest consideration. With best wishes. Sincerely, Roland L. Elliott Special Assistant to the President + Mr. Nick Skorich Head Football Coach + Cleveland Browns Cleveland Stadium 419 Euclid Avenue FORD LIBRARY y GERALD Cleveland, Ohio RLE: PN: RLE: bll RLE-22 y THE WHITE HOUSE THE WHITE House WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Dae R 13th Date: 12/16/74 TO: hadhur TO: 71 ROLAND ELLIOTT Pan Roland Elleott asked FROM: PAM NEEDHAM that of freverd there letters to you Attached is a suggested arthritis response to our football Roland thought your mont be coaches. The more of these we can get out before the bill is able to supply with a passed - if indeed it will be - the better. suggeted res ponse. John J. Ratchford R The landle has not cleared the Congrass. R GERALD R. LIBRARY FORD 2 3 4 5 6 Ple-zz The White House I 2 JR.1 Wanhington 3 4 5 1974 DEC II PM 3 39 6 WHB030(1526)(2-026634E345)PD 12/11/74 1526 7 ICS IPMBNGZ CSP 8 9 2166965555 TOBN CLEVELAND OH 48 12-11 Ø326₱ EST 10 PMS PRESIDENT GERALD FORD 11 12 WHITE HOUSE DC 13 MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SUFFER FROM ARTHRITIS CAUSING AN ANNUAL 14 15 ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE UNITED STATES TOTALING SEVERAL BILLION 16 DOLLARS IN VIEW OF THESE STAGGERING FIGURES I URGE THAT YOU 17 18 DO ALL IN YOUR POWER TO HELP PASS THE NATIONAL ARTHRITIS ACT 19 BEFORE THE 1974 SESSION OF CONGRESS EXPIRES FORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. S. A. U.S.A. 20 21 NICK SKORICH HEAD FOOTBALL COACH CLEVELAND BROWNS 22 NNNN Cleveland stadium GERALD R. 23 24 25 419 Euclid are 26