Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter delivers a eulogy for former First Lady Betty Ford.  The service was held in Palm Desert, California, at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church.  Among the dignitaries in attendance were first ladies Michelle Obama and Nancy Reagan

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Services for Betty Ford were held today in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Today began the first of three days of events leading up to Thursday’s burial ceremony for former first lady Betty Ford.

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Historian and author Carl Anthony reflects on First Lady Betty Ford’s place in history. The lecture coincides with an exhibit on Mrs. Ford’s life at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

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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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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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Metropolitan State University professor Douglas Rossinow teaches a class on the Iran-Contra affair, which took place in the mid-1980s during the Reagan Administration. The Iran-Contra affair stems from Reagan administration officials funding the Contras - who were fighting against the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua - with money from the sale of arms to Iran. The arms were being sold to Iran in the hope of gaining the release of American hostages held in Lebanon - hence the reason the affair is sometimes called as the “arm-for-hostages” scandal. Metropolitan State University is in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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In this program, Georgetown University professor Michael Kazin teaches a class on 1920s culture and society. He discusses Prohibition and the exploits of the gangster Al Capone, who eventually went to prison on tax evasion charges. Professor Kazin also talks about the motion picture industry and the new production codes that sought to tamp down on sexuality in films. In addition, he addresses the 1925 Scopes Trial, in which a high school teacher faced charges of unlawfully teaching evolution in a state-funded school. Georgetown University is in Washington, DC.

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Florida State University Professor Andrew Frank discusses the Creek Indians and the First Seminole War, which took place in the early 19th century in the southeastern part of the U.S. and Spanish-controlled Florida. The war was fought in part to prevent slaves from fleeing into Florida.

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