Foundation News & Announcements
Vietnamese American Community of West Michigan to Honor President Ford’s Legacy, 50 Years Later
Program includes Actor Steve Ford, Vietnamese musical performances, and an adoptee from Operation Babylift.
Historian Lindsay Chervinsky Commemorates Betty Ford’s 107th Birthday
Lindsay Chervinsky Speaking on Abigail Adams and Betty Ford: Revolutionary First Ladies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
New Betty Ford Girl Scouts Patch
The Girl Scouts just got a new role model - First Lady Betty Ford!
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore has partnered with us to offer an exclusive Betty Ford Girl Scouts patch that you can earn at the Ford Presidential Museum.
Betty’s advocacy and championship for equal rights and women’s health remains an inspiration and model of active citizenship and we are thrilled for girls to learn how they can be change-makers like her.
Learn more and how to sign up here.
Statement on Jimmy Carter’s Death
The Gerald R. Ford family and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation mourn the loss of a dear friend, President Jimmy Carter, upon his passing at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024.
No two former presidents formed a closer friendship across party lines than Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford.
$8,500 in Prizes Awarded to High School Students in Annual Presidential Essay Contest
CONGRATS to our 2024 Student Writing Challenge winners! Over 800 voices shared what “American citizen” means to them. We partnered with Meijer to award over $8,000 in cash prizes & Meijer gift cards.