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Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about his decade-long look into the life of President Gerald Ford and his assessment of the man and his presidency, based on new interviews and thousand…

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith discussed his biography of President Gerald Ford, An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford. He talked about …

Richard Norton Smith talked about the life and influence of first lady Betty Ford and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her professional career as a…

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about President Ford’s two hour testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on his pardon of former President Nixon.

In the thirty-seventh in a series on American presidents, scholars and historians discussed the life and career of Gerald Ford. Among the issues they discussed were his early career and fami…

Susan Ford Bales and Steve Ford talked about their late mother, former first lady Betty Ford. Topics included her background, her marriage, and her struggles with alcohol and prescription dr…

Panelists talked about at the historical roles and responsibilities of the first lady as well as how those roles had evolved. They talked specifically about Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy…

Former First Lady Betty Ford’s funeral service was held at Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Speakers included Lynne Cheney, the wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney, an…

Former President Gerald Ford talked about his years at Yale Law School, his service in the Navy, and his time as a congressman and president. Gerald R. Ford was a Republican congressman from…

The eighth in a series on presidential libraries focused on Gerald R. Ford’s life and career through rarely seen film and sound recordings, as well as letters, documents and artifacts collec…

President Gerald Ford talked about some of the ten exhibits added to the museum during its renovation. The new exhibits featured in this portion of the interview focus on Ford’s relationship…

President Gerald Ford talked about some of the ten exhibits added to the museum during its renovation. The new exhibits focus on popular culture, Watergate, and Ford’s early life and his mar…

At a funeral service held at Grace Episcopal Church, where President and Mrs. Ford were married, former colleagues and family members paid tribute to the life and career of former President …

Telephone lines were open prior to President Ford’s funeral at the U.S. Capitol building. The program featured the arrival ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base and final procession of the fune…

Mr. Smith, former director of the Gerald Ford Presidential Library and Museum, talked about the late President Ford’s life and presidency. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic…

A tribute to former President Gerald Ford was held at the National Archives to discuss the national and global impact of the Ford administration. Ambassador Scranton made opening remarks. Th…

Participating by telephone, Mr. Smith spoke about the events surrounding the 1975 assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford. He discussed the apprehension of Sara Jane Moore at the sce…

The Gerald Ford museum hosted an event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Participants paid tribute to former President Ford, particularly for helping heal the nation following the Watergate scandal…

Former Presidents Bush and Carter joined President Ford to re-dedicate the Ford Presidential Musuem. The museum added ten exhibits using the latest in communications technology to teach patr…

Former President Gerald Ford was led on a tour by Richard Norton Smith, Director of the Gerald Ford Museum. The two walked through a special exhibit at the Gerald Ford Museum called “41 men”…