An Ordinary Man
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…
119 viewsHistorian 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…
119 viewsHistorian H.W. Brands looked at Gerald Ford in the context of the 1970s - when he served as House minority leader, vice president, and then president. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum…
655 viewsFormer first lady Betty Ford was honored for her life’s work, with a special focus on the White House grounds and gardens. Featured speakers included landscape historian Jonathan Pliska, author…
366 viewsPresidential 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 the…
625 viewsGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum curator Donald Holloway used archival photographs and film to talk about the 38th president, who took office on August 9, 1974, after President Nixon’s…
454 viewsThis President Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum film told the life story of President Ford and featured the events related to Watergate and the 1974 resignation of President…
630 viewsDescendants of presidents from James Monroe to Gerald R. Ford convened in Washington, D.C. for the Presidential Sites Summit hosted by the White House Historical Association. American…
545 viewsDuquesne University president Ken Gormley taught a class looking at constitutional issues that arose during the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He gave particular focus to the Watergate…
794 viewsSusan Ford Bales, daughter of President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford, talked about the Ford family’s time in the White House with former ABC News White House correspondent Ann Compton. They…
437 viewsScott Kaufman talked about his book, Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford. He discussed Mr. Ford’s life before and after his presidency, detailing how his…
625 viewsDon Holloway gave a tour of some of the newly updated exhibits at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. Mr. Holloway spoke about Gerald Ford’s life after college and how World War II changed…
783 viewsDon Holloway gave a tour of exhibits at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Holloway shared stories from Gerald Ford’s childhood, including those about his…
455 viewsKatherine Jellison of Ohio University explained that scholars, and even the general public, tend to narrowly categorize first ladies. She showed that they are more complicated than that,…
132 viewsUsing a map and portions of NBC’s election night coverage, three political scientists dissected the results of a presidential contest that saw Jimmy Carter narrowly defeat incumbent President Gerald Ford.…
1,175 viewsPresident Gerald Ford accepted the nomination to be the 1976 Republican candidate for president at the Republican National Convention held in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.…
3,451 viewsThree political scientists discuss the 1976 presidential campaign between incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford and Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter. The program includes video…
482 viewsNoting the anniversary of the pardon of former President Richard Nixon, with the audio diary recordings of President Gerald Ford’s Deputy Press Secretary Bill Roberts.
30 viewsFormer President Ford’s son Steven and half-brother Richard shared their memories of youth and family life with the man who would become vice president and president of the United States without having been…
790 viewsRichard 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 dancer and…
6,514 viewsFormer First Lady Betty Ford is remembered on the centennial of her birth. Hillary Clinton joined Lynda Johnson Robb, the daughter of President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, to talk about Mrs.…
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