News Archives
What Makes Chinese Tech Tick? with Kaiser Kuo
We welcomed Kaiser Kuo, host and co-founder of The Sinica Podcast. This was a partnered event with the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan. Program Supporters Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation More information on the Foreign Policy Association...
The Songs That Healed A Nation with Reverend Robert Jones, Sr.
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum welcomed Reverend Robert Jones, Sr.
Garrett Graff Speaks on UFO: The Inside Story
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation welcomed Garrett Graff to discuss his recent book, UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government’s Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There.
The Peril of Promise with Fred Johnson
The Peril of Promise: African Americans in Defense of America’s Constitutional Republican Democracy with Fred Johnson.
Brawling over the Presidency and Vice Presidency
H.W. Brands was back at the Ford! He discussed Gerald Ford, the American Vice Presidency, and his new book, Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics. H. W. (Henry William) Brands was born in Oregon, went to...
Mikhail Zygar’s War and Punishment: The Path to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Virtual Program with Mikhail Zygar, independent Russian journalist.
Debate: Abolish the Administrative State?
Video coming soon. Due to technical difficulties, the audio may be hard to hear. Paul J. Ray and Phillip Blond took the stage to discuss the question “who should rule?” While conservatives and liberals have long debated these developments, it is the former who have...
The American Experiment: Right or Wrong from the Start?
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, Drs. Patrick Deneen and Vincent Phillip Muñoz from the University of Notre Dame joined us on our stage to share their contrasting perspectives on the American Founding. This conversation was moderated by Jeff Polet, director of the Ford...
Restoring Trust and Rebuilding Institutions
Paige Alexander, Chief Executive Officer of The Carter Center, and Gleaves Whitney, Executive Director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, discuss the friendship that developed between former rivals and what their example means for restoring trust and...
2023 Gerald R. Ford Annual Wreath Laying
July 14, 2023 marks what would have been President Ford’s 110th birthday.
William E. Simon Presentation with Robert M. Gates, Ph.D.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Annual Dinner 2023
When Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things
Doug Stanton reflected on the stories he uncovered while writing In Harm’s Way and Horse Soldiers.