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Joel Goldstein talked about the history of the vice presidency and argued that the office has grown in importance, especially for the last six men who have held the position. Professor Golds…

Author H.W. Brands discussed 19th century political figures Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster. He explained why the three statesmen were critical to American politics between th…

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 wit…

Richard Moss talked about how presidents have used covert means to conduct sensitive diplomacy. Mr. Moss is the author of Nixon’s Back Channel to Moscow: Confidential Diplomacy and Détente. …

Jill Abraham Hummer talked about her book, First Ladies and American Women: In Politics and at Home. She focused on the historical eras that produced individual first ladies and considered t…

Barry Werth talked about his book 31 Days: The Crisis That Gave Us the Government We Have Today, published by Nan A. Talese. He described the tumultuous first month of the Ford administratio…

Following opening remarks from Elaine Didier and Susan Ford, James Baker talked about former President Gerald Ford’s leadership traits and actions. Former Secretary of State James Baker serv…

A panel discussion was held on ethical scandals and the state of integrity in the U.S.. Topics included ethics in government, from the founders to the handling of electronic mail, the rise i…

Kenneth Walsh talked about his book, Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House. He talked about the history of the presidency through the lens of the African-Ame…

President Nixon’s son-in-law, Edward Cox, was introduced to Americans during his much-publicized 1971 White House wedding to Tricia Nixon. Mr. Cox campaigned extensively for the re-election …

Representatives of public and private presidential libraries and museums gathered for a congressional symposium on their mission and future. Among the topics discussed were funding, current …

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.

Benton Becker talked about the pardon of former President Nixon for any wrongdoings in the Watergate scandal which President Ford announced on September 8, 1974. Although not on his congress…

Tom DeFrank talked about his book Write It When I’m Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald R. Ford, published by Putnam. The book is based on a series of previously off-th…

Mr. Weinstein moderated a town hall meeting of the directors of the presidential libraries on educational and outreach programs at the libraries, as well as public education programs and res…

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…