Nov
12
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Over fifty years ago, a groundbreaking moment changed the course of history. On October 7, 1975, President Ford signed Public Law 94-106, opening enrollment to women at US service academies.Author Kathleen Kornahrens will tell of her experience as a member of the first class to…
Oct
15
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Best-selling biographer, Max Boot, talks about his latest book, a revelatory portrait of the telegenic leader who ushered in a transformative conservative era in American politics. Despite his fame as a Hollywood star and television host, Ronald Reagan remained a man of profound…
Oct
8
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Two former staffers to President George H. W. Bush bring together the most harrowing and hilarious stories behind presidential events over the past sixty years—from the Rose Garden to Air Force One, foreign trips to the campaign trail—detailing the art of preparation…
Sep
3
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Best-selling author, Eric Jay Dolin, reclaims the daring sailors who proved essential to winning the Revolutionary War. The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told before, yet missing from most maritime histories is the ragtag fleet of…
Jul
1
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Huan Nguyen, USN shares a powerful reflection on the American story through the intertwined experiences of his family’s escape from Vietnam, President Gerald Ford’s courageous leadership during the 1975 refugee crisis, and his own three decades of…
Jun
25
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Today, debate rages over how to interpret the United States Constitution, especially what role history should play in that practice. When the generation that adopted the Constitution in the late eighteenth century first interpreted the document, what defined their…
May
21
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Queen Elizabeth II met with President Ford at the White House – not to mention with four of his predecessors and eight of his successors. Indeed, she met with more U.S. presidents than any other person in history. What did she do with that unprecedented access? Quite a bit…
May
20
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Join panelists Dr. Tia Culley, Dr. Robert M. Hendershot, and Dr. Steve Marsh and moderators Joel Westphal and Dr. Mirelle Luecke for a behind-the-scenes discussion about turning their upcoming book, The Ford Administration and Anglo-American Relations: Re-valuing an…
May
7
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Two-hundred and fifty years ago, America famously proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” That same year, Pennsylvanians led by Benjamin Franklin declared that “all men are born equally free and independent.” This year, Americans are once again…
Apr
28
2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Gerald Ford Jr. grew up in a region of the nation heavily shaped by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Ford Presidential Foundation Executive Director Gleaves Whitney will unpack the significance of this jewel among America’s forgotten founding documents and discuss its…