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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…

Historian 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…

Former 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…

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 the…

Gerald 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…

This 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…

Descendants 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…

Duquesne 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…

Susan 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…

Scott 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…

Don 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…

Don 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…

Katherine 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,…

Using 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.…

President 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.…

Three political scientists discuss the 1976 presidential campaign between incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford and Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter. The program includes video…

Noting 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.

Former 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…

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 dancer and…

Former 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.…