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 thousand…
582 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 thousand…
582 viewsHistorian Kathryn Brownell talked about the rise of cable television and the mingling of Hollywood celebrity with politics, and how they’ve impacted presidential campaigns and the presidency…
213 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 …
1,218 viewsHistorian Garrett Graff talked about his book, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, in which he provided a history of September 11, 2001, by utilizing newly declassified docum…
2,640 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 Ri…
781 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…
663 viewsAuthor 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…
1,886 viewsThe audio diary entries of Vice President Gerald Ford’s Deputy Press Secretary Bill Roberts from July and August 1974. Mr. Roberts talks about the Supreme Court decision on President Ricard …
38 viewsJill 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…
407 viewsFormer Vice President Dick Cheney and others delivered brief remarks at the re-dedication ceremony of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
547 viewsBarry 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…
318 viewsAuthor Jon Meacham talked about the life and legacy of former President Gerald Ford on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The nation’s 38th chief executive, President Ford was the only unel…
518 viewsPresident Ford testified about a 1975 assassination attempt on his life by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromm, a follower of Charles Manson.
4,915 viewsFollowing 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…
320 viewsKenneth 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…
333 viewsTom 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…
300 viewsYanek Mieczkowski spoke about his book Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s, published by the University Press of Kentucky. Professor Mieczkowski wrote that President Gerald Ford, dur…
339 viewsA spokesman for the Ford family announced plans for the funeral of President Gerald Ford. The announcement was made in the Palm Desert, California, civic center.
376 viewsSteven Ford, the son of former President Gerald Ford, spoke about his White House years and life in a presidential family and showed many slides. He was 18 years old when his father was swor…
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