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Don’t miss this opportunity to watch a video that highlights the mostly unheralded sides of Willis Ward and Gerald Ford as it applauds friendship, morality and individual courage. Tuesday May 22, 2012 7:00 p.m. Black and Blue A True Story Documentary Film with Commentary by Producer, Brian Kruger When Georgia Tech came to Michigan in 1934, the Wolverines were forced to bench their best player, Willis Ward, because he was an African-American. The incident infuriated Ward's best friend on the team, Gerald …
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Last Men Out: The True Story of America’s Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam Thursday, May 12, 2011 7:30 p.m. Join us as renowned author, Tom Clavin, talks about his newly-released book, Last Men Out, a pulse-pounding account of the day in 1975 when a small band of U.S. Marines and a vast fleet of helicopter pilots executed a large-scale evacuation from Saigon as North Vietnamese forces surged toward the city. Based on a wealth of recently declassified documents and in-depth, firsthand accounts, Clavin presents …
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Dear future self: Integrity entails different standards for each person. Today, I have decided to set my own standards for my own life. To act with integrity, I have decided to stand by what I believe in, no matter the consequences. I will listen to others, but I will not let the noise of others drown out my principles. Many times before this point I have sacrificed my personal integrity for the sake of going with the crowd, but I have chosen to stand up against this practice. I hope that as you read this …
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Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:30 p.m. The White House Message Machine: How it Spins Faster Than Ever Join Steven Thomma as he provides his keen insight and perspective on the ever-changing ways the White House uses technology and media to tell its story to the public. Thomma is the 2010 Winner of the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library 1000 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI (734) 205-0555 www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov Steven Thomma Senior …
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Barry Werth 31 DAYS Date: 04/20/2006 “Barry Werth has written a crackling and instructive account of Time: 7:30 p.m. the tumultuous time when Gerald Ford moved into the Oval Office following the resignation of President Nixon. The power Contact: 734-205-0555 struggles, legal maneuvers, personality conflicts and big stakes Book Signing and Reception to Follow Admission and (Limited) Parking are Free all add up to a whodunit on a grand scale. I was there—and I was thrilled to make the trip again.” Tom Brokaw …
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Thursday September 27, 2012 7:30 p.m. LEAK: Why Mark Felt Became Deep Throat Join us as author Max Holland presents LEAK, his fast‐paced, scrupulously fact‐checked book. LEAK reveals intriguing historical insights into Mark Felt, the fabled secret source known only as “Deep Throat,” whose disclosures to the Washington Post in 1972 helped bring about the destruction of Richard Nixon’s presidency. Max Holland Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library 1000 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI (734) 205‐0555 …
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Wednesday March 28, 2012 7:30 p.m. Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama Renowned reporter, journalist and author, Marvin Kalb discusses his new book that looks at Vietnam's long shadow and the war’s impact on U.S., foreign and military policy Marvin Kalb “Equal parts taut history, revealing biography, and cautionary tale, Haunting Legacy is a must reading for anyone trying to understand the power of the past to influence war-and-peace decisions of the present, and of the …
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In celebration of the 30 year anniversary of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum Thursday, October 6, 2011 7:00 p.m. “A View From Washington” Join Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News, as she shares her wealth of experience and observations on recent events in our nation’s capitol. Andrea Mitchell Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library 1000 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI (734) 205-0555 www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov Free Parking. Free Admission Reception follows talk … In …