Jimmy Carter remembers Gerald R. Ford
Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 Election, but the two former Presidents would go on to be life-long friends.
9/11 Annual Scout Salute
President Ford Council Boy Scouts of America led the West Michigan community in a day-long Scout Salute at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
James Baker 2014 William E. Simon Lecture
James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State and Foundation Trustee, was the keynote speaker for the 2014 William E. Simon Lecture Series and COL Ralph E. Hauenstein Fellowship at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.
Annual Wreath Laying at the Tomb of Gerald R. Ford
Susan Ford Bales hosted the annual wreath laying at the tomb of Gerald R. Ford at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This ceremony honored the 101st anniversary of the birth of Gerald R. Ford.
Oath of Office and Remarks as President of the United States
Following the resignation of Richard Nixon and the country reeling from Watergate, mounting Cold War tensions and economic issues domestically, Gerald R. Ford, the man from Michigan, becomes the 38th President.
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