George W. Bush
George Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States. President Bush was interviewed for the Gerald R. Ford Oral History Project on July 26, 2010 by Richard Norton Smith.
Greg Willard
Greg Willard was White House Staff Assistant to President Gerald R. Ford and thereafter was President Ford’s personal aide in California. He later served as President and Mrs. Ford’s attorney and was President and Mrs. Ford and the Ford Family’s personal representative for President Ford’s State Funeral, responsible for overall planning and conduct of the State Funeral. He is Corporate Secretary and a Trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.
Harry Frampton
Harry Frampton serves as Chairman of the Board of the Vail Valley Foundation and was a friend of President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford. President and Mrs. Ford were very supportive of the mission of the Vail Valley Foundation and served on its board of directors. The Foundation was instrumental in developing a park and an amphitheater that are named after President Ford. The Foundation also co-sponsored the AEI World Forum that President Ford founded.
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State to President Gerald R. Ford. He also served in both positions for President Richard Nixon. In 1973, Dr. Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1977, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Ford. He is a Trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.
Jack Eck
Jack Eck was a neighbor of President and Mrs. Ford in Vail, Colorado. He helped build the Vail Valley Medical Center. Eck serves as Executive Vice President for Clinical Program Development and Community Outreach for the Medical Center.
James Baker
James Baker served as Undersecretary of Commerce for President Gerald R. Ford and ran the President Ford’s 1976 campaign. He later served as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan. President George H.W. Bush appointed him as Secretary of State and later as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.
Jim Greenbaum
Jim Greenbaum is vice chairman of the Betty Ford Center. Greenbaum was interviewed for the Gerald R. Ford Oral History Project on December 5, 2008 by Richard Norton Smith.
James West
James West was the first Physician Director of the Betty Ford Center, and served as Medical Director for several years after that. West started his medical career as a gifted surgeon. He was one of the two doctors who performed the world’s first human organ transplant (a kidney). He later completed advanced studies in psychiatry and taught at the University of Chicago prior to joining the medical staff at the Betty Ford Center.
Jan Hart
Jan Hart served for many years on President and Mrs. Ford’s staff in Rancho Mirage as a personal assistant to Mrs. Ford. Jan Hart was interviewed for the Gerald R. Ford Oral History Project on December 5, 2008 by Richard Norton Smith.