At the 30th anniversary of the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum, James Baker talked about former President Gerald Ford's leadership style and policies. Former Secretary of State James Baker served as President Ford's undersecretary of Commerce. He was also White House Chief of Staff in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations.

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Gerald Ford's presidency is explored through a discussion with one of his Commerce Department undersecretaries: James Baker. Ford served as the 38th president from the years of 1973 - 74 and was the only unelected person to serve in the office. Ford became Vice President after Spirow Agnew resigned during the Watergate scandal. After Nixon's resignation, Ford served the remainder of the term.

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Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. 

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Here’s a discussion about President Gerald Ford’s pardon of President Nixon. It happened in September, 1974 -- one month after Nixon resigned the presidency. The event is hosted by Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  

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Richard Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9th, 1974.  Later that day, Gerald Ford took the oath of office and assumed the presidency. Three days after becoming president, Gerald Ford delivered an address to a Joint Session of Congress. The address is shown courtesy of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

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Former President Ford’s brother, Richard, and his son, Steven, shared their memories of youth and family life with the man who would become Vice President and President without having been elected to either position. The event was hosted by the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles take American History TV on the road. Throughout the weekend of June 15-17 we feature the history of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Author and professor Jonathan Gill talks about his book “Harlem: The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America.” To illustrate the scope of the Harlem Renaissance, Professor Gill discusses James Weldon Johnson -- a poet, songwriter, author, educator, diplomat and civil rights activist. This event was hosted by the New York City Bar Association.

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The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was fought April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Many historians consider the battle to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his forces, sending 27,000 men under “Stonewall” Jackson on a 12-mile march to deliver a flank attack. In this program, we follow two National Park Service historians on a tour as they walk the same ground exactly 150 years after Jackson launched his attack.

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Author Graham Hodges looks at New York City’s cartmen, who hauled goods on one-horse carts and dominated the streets of the city from 1667 to 1850. He talks about how the cartmen developed deep relationships with the merchants and residents of New York City and came to be a part of the civic culture. The cartmen also came to hold political power and can be considered the forerunners of modern labor unions. The Gotham Center for New York City History hosted this event.

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