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Thursday November 12, 2015 7:30 p.m. Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President Betty Boyd Caroli is an accomplished biographer who will present a touching, sympathetic portrait of a successful marriage despite the agony and the stress, emphasizing Lady Bird Johnson’s spectacular inner grit. Betty Boyd Caroli Ms. Caroli gives us a fresh look at Lady Bird Johnson that upends her image as a plain Jane who was married for her money and mistreated by her husband. In fact, Lady …
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Colossal Contracts: Living a Life of Integrity Imagine being a professional baseball player. You have just agreed to a contract of four million dollars. A week later as you review your contract, you realize instead of receiving four million dollars a year, your contract states that you will obtain $4.5 million. What would you do? Would you keep the extra 500,000 dollars or return it? This very thing happened to Jeremy Affeldt, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants in 2010. The Giants had made a …
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Integrity is found in the expanse of nature. Sneak away from busy city lights and the rush of hurried cars; you will not find integrity there. Rest among the evergreens, the foxes, the hummingbirds, the toads and tadpoles. Feel the life of nature breathe in and out, united and unbreakable. Watch complex coexistence in nature, and see everything. It’s so different than what you’re used to, and yet there’s so much to learn. Integrity is tree roots as they stretch deep into the ground, twisting and turning …
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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov Library: 1000 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (734) 205-0555 fax (734) 205-0571 Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Kate Murray, Program Coordinator (734) 205-0567 ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT FORD TO TALK ON NIXON PARDON Ann Arbor, Mich… Attorney Benton Becker was a key advisor to President Ford in the pardon of Richard Nixon and the disposition of Nixon's papers and the famous tapes. Join us to hear Professor Becker on Wednesday, …
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Tuesday January 14, 2014 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment: The Race for Space and World Prestige In a critical Cold War moment in 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency suddenly changed when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite. Yanek Mieczkowski's Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment shows that Eisenhower refused to panic and guided America's space program -- but in a sharp political conflict, he clashed with John Kennedy over sending men to the moon and improving America's global …
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Wednesday May 20, 2015 7:30 p.m. WHAT’S MISSING IN PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS? After Barack Obama's solid win in the 2012 election, it's easy to forget that there was a time, not long ago, when the Democrats were shut out of power for over a decade. But Al From remembers. In 1984, he led a small band of governors, US senators, and members of Congress to organize the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Their mission: to rescue the party from the political wilderness, redefine its message, and, most importantly, …
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Thursday May 7, 2015 7:30 p.m. Celebrity in Chief: A History of the Presidents and the Culture of Stardom Ken Walsh, award-winning White House Correspondent, author and presidential historian, will share highlights of his new book, Celebrity in Chief. Walsh will look at the ways in which popular culture has shaped presidential politics in recent decades, and identify those men who qualified as celebrities in their own time and place, and those who fell short in their star appeal. ______ Celebrity in Chief …
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Solving the Mystery of Integrity Integrity is mysterious. It is an abstract noun, not a physical object seen with the eyes, nor a tangible item held in the hands. No mass. No shape. No life. Despite all this, integrity is a real, undeniable force which unfolds in the silence of our minds. Gently and quietly, it prods us to do what is right — to uphold truth. In Webster's dictionary, integrity is described using three, concise words: sincerity, honesty, and uprightness. Following this definition, one comes …
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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov Museum: 303 Pearl Street, NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 254-0400 fax (616) 254-0386 Press Release For Immediate Release 3/10/2009 Contacts: Barbara McGregor, Education Specialist (616) 254-0373 Kristin Mooney, Public Relations (616) 254-0374 STUDENTS ARE GIVEN TOOLS TO TALK, NOT FIGHT WHEN FACED WITH A PROBLEM. Grand Rapids, Mich…The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and has partnered with the Kettering Foundation to teach …