UF00083582_00055.pdf

UF00083582_00055.txt

UF00083582_00055_pdf.txt

April 12, 1960

re. Vida Butcher

3010 De Soto Boulevard
Coral Gables, Florida

Dear Hra.

Thank you for your letter of April 7th.

Butcher:

Here are the aoawera to

the quaationa you aekedl

1.

2.

It has been my coneietent policy not to cake any apecific
prooiaea relative to any apecitic roada in Florida. an I

an convinced that a governor ahculd go into office able to
do thoae thinge which the tieee and the oircueatancea indicate
are moat needed to be done. he a reault of thin policy, I
will be able to give top priority to the conatruction of
highwaya in the areaa of graataat need without being lieited
by apecific pronieea made for political purpcae, and you,
therefore, can be aaaured that the highwaya in which you are
interacted will get the full coneideration they deeerve.

I give you the eoleun and confident aaeurance that we ehall
in the next four yeara nonbine the moat capable ninda with
the higheet purpoae to achieve the beat roada.

Florida should rely on the Pupil Aaaignnent Law an long an
it ia effective to achieve aubetantially ita purpoee of
limiting integration. But we ahould not forecloaa our

einda against the poeaibility, either (ran the experience

of other atatea or our own ingenuity, of arriving at new

and better aolutiona. I would not, however, clone the
achoole to block integration.

When I an governor I ahall eecure favorable action from

the Legialature on the propoaition of Reapportioneent. Ihia
will be accoepliahed in the cane faehioo that I aeoured
favorable action in the chee of Repreaentativea in 1955

on reapportionnent plane then anhnitted. Theee were den-ed
by the Governor and the newepapera of Florida aa being fair
reappcrtioneent. Ihia involvea the exarciee of leaderahip
baaed on good peraonal relationa with the Legielature, an
underatanding of the aapirationa of each area of Florida,
and an eatahliahed deteraination to aecure ouch action.

*.e Bucch. P." -3- 12.

Let me tell thin opportunity to cheek you {or your intereet in
ey oendideoy end I look (mud to bees-in; tree you 0013 u
70? [TWP hee bed tine to etudy theee viewe end the litereture

eneloeed .
Steamy,

Pet-vie heat.

ran-d
lacloeure




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E you t-ce y:::ar lei:t.er of April 7til. :leve are slie artswere ti t hiirs beers ny cono ;ai1int policy as o make any Eipecific iro.;;s.or. relative to ally specific rods in Florida, ao 1 11-: Co.:VNated thalfl gcVernor she'r]e og 1 t::tit ea ly rper::st-'ie pru=lisers stde for po!it ica.1 purpoale, and you, iiere-jere, c.ari Ie astsua eli thaL thc' 1-igilwary6 ill wrisch yeti are er r'relse.ed wi il get the flai i congyferal. iuti ( hey deserve .we :, e t he mielena -! .:unildeni a-.eurance t hat we sheL-1 1 e ::--xt l'otir' yearb Cot.:a1.se the W.e;t capa16.e 1:ttndall siti: .e ::si:|:eut plarpatie to m:nie-ve tiie best. roelds. -dra saku-aid a*ely oli i.he P:tpl i. ),sel agnrient Law fic loris' as e t-i'ect ive t.o achieve esigt--at aratia].ly I t.# pur'pose <-i J -.it i:!g istie|:.ratioli. i.ui. we s}:1.luld girit t'oreclose Ostr Nas regemst i.he pgfissi intit.g, e [1|ier t'r'011: the expe['jirlice 1 Ot.|:Ol' Se atesi or Otar own i Igerutil y, of ari-iving it:. raew ad het ter ulclut.10am. 1 1,-o-1]d not, however, clO6e tale nehoisi a tv I.'rolyk integrar ic.. 3iert -! a'. goverix:r I arhall rec :re t'avorable act lors from it l.eglialeil tire On the propea:a -i _,a of :.eapport (Orit:se[it. -121% e i ti Le accar:1plished la the. alai::e (siraj.LaEi t.hat. 1 seciared elv01-abl.a!! act 1011 ila i he i:cume of :Mpewristrit.nt ivesi irl 1955 12 l'eapper t Loor-ent plaans therl atibCli ( ted .These a:ere deemed y t.l.e Governorand the ::euinpers of Florida as isning taar esppG1E io!ment 4 -ilika j tivoi -les the exerclSe of leaderehly 38ed all gy0d perenna] rejilil iGiMi with tilEs Lem:Ellel.l.Ire, sin nderatimd iite ot' the aspi r-lit i osis of each firea of Flar ida, e.d ,,.; emir. atri isched deterild nat icil i : sective much acr .i on.

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Sira. Vida tutcher Fage -2--APrf.1 121 1960 Left i.:e take thin opportunity to thmik you for your interest in my candidney and T look forward to hearing from you again efter year groap has had time to study these vieve and the liter.gure ORC10eed. Sincerely, i 0 -J'is [jryant