Republican Party Platform, 1976
Dublin Core
Title
Republican Party Platform, 1976
Alternative Title
Republican Party Platform, 1976
Subject
Frey, Lou, 1934-
Veterans--Florida
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Senior citizens
Social Security--United States
Description
A section of the Congressional Record of the 1976 Republican Party platform, continued from a previous page. This section contains the platform on unemployment insurance, senior citizens, veterans, and urban development. For veterans, he platform references several goals, including the maintenance and improvement of educational benefits for veterans and the Veterans Administration hospital system.
Represemtatove Lou Frey, Jr. (1934-2019) notably took on these projects in his Central Florida district, although not all of his efforts passed through Congress. One of these efforts was the repeated introduction of bills to the U.S. House of Representatives that would establish a VA hospital in Brevard County. Rep. Frey served in the House from 1969 to 1979.
Represemtatove Lou Frey, Jr. (1934-2019) notably took on these projects in his Central Florida district, although not all of his efforts passed through Congress. One of these efforts was the repeated introduction of bills to the U.S. House of Representatives that would establish a VA hospital in Brevard County. Rep. Frey served in the House from 1969 to 1979.
Source
Original platform, 1976: Lou Frey Papers, box 11, Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
1976
Date Copyrighted
1976
Date Issued
1976
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original platform, 1976.
Is Part Of
Lou Frey Papers, box 11, Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
199 KB
Medium
1 book
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Brevard County, Florida
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the Republican Party.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Republican Party and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Mayer, Erica
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"Congressman Lou Frey, Jr. Biography." Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government. http://loufreyjr.com/.
"FREY, Louis, Jr., (1934 - )." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000381.
Frey, Lou, and Aubrey Jewett. Political Rules of the Road: Representatives, Senators, and Presidents Share Their Rules for Success in Congress, Politics, and Life. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2009.
Frey, Lou, and Michael T. Hayes. Inside the House: Former Members Reveal How Congress Really Works. Lanham, MD: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, 2001.
Transcript
VETERANS
The nation must never forget its appreciation and obligation to those who have served in the armed forces.
Because they bear the heaviest burdens of war, we owe special honor and compensation to disabled veterans and survivors of the war dead.
We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving our Veterans Administration hospital system.
Younger veterans, especially those who served in the Vietnam conflict, deserve education, job and housing loan benefits equivalent to those of World War II and the Korean conflict. Because of our deep and continuing concern for those still listed as Prisoners of War or Missing in Action in Vietnam, the Foreign Policy section of this Republican Platform calls for top priority actions.
And we must continue to provide for our veterans at their death a final resting place for their remains in a national cemetery and the costs of transportation thereto.
The nation must never forget its appreciation and obligation to those who have served in the armed forces.
Because they bear the heaviest burdens of war, we owe special honor and compensation to disabled veterans and survivors of the war dead.
We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving our Veterans Administration hospital system.
Younger veterans, especially those who served in the Vietnam conflict, deserve education, job and housing loan benefits equivalent to those of World War II and the Korean conflict. Because of our deep and continuing concern for those still listed as Prisoners of War or Missing in Action in Vietnam, the Foreign Policy section of this Republican Platform calls for top priority actions.
And we must continue to provide for our veterans at their death a final resting place for their remains in a national cemetery and the costs of transportation thereto.
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1 book
Citation
Erica M., “Republican Party Platform, 1976,” RICHES, accessed November 4, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3661.