Join Anita McBride and Tina Tchen, Former Chiefs of Staff to First Ladies Laura Bush and Michelle Obama; and Former White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, for “Behind the Scenes of the First Lady’s Office”, and a performance by Motown Legend Martha Reeves
Join us in welcoming President Gerald R. Ford’s White House photographer David Hume Kennerly in conjunction with the opening of the exhibit “Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford”
John O. “Jack” Marsh, Jr., former Secretary of the Army, Counselor to President Gerald R. Ford, Congressman, and Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, passed February 4, 2019
Statements from Mike Ford and Susan Ford Bales, the son and daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and Mrs. Betty Ford, on the passing of President George H.W. Bush
Join Lisa McCubbin, award-winning journalist and the author of numerous New York Times bestselling titles, as she discusses her newly released book on Betty Ford for discussions at the Library and Museum
As part of the 105th anniversary of his birth, Trustees Frank and James Ursomarso contributed a reflection on the character and integrity of President Gerald R. Ford to the Delaware Online, part of the USA Today network
View photos and the event video from when Mrs. Barbara Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush participated in the 2013 America’s First Ladies: An Enduring Legacy luncheon in Grand Rapids, Michigan commemorating Mrs. Betty Ford’s 95th birthday
Susan Ford Bales, daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and Mrs. Betty Ford, issued a statement on the death of Ford Family friend, Mrs. Barbara Pierce Bush (1925-2018)
From the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), members of the crew gave a Go Blue! shout-out to the Michigan Wolverine football team at the “2017 Military Appreciate Game”.
Boys Scouts of America, Grand Rapids Police and Fire Departments, and the West Michigan community once again will join together for the annual September 11 Day of Remembrance and Scout Salute, held annually at the Museum
