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Searching the Memoranda of Presidential Conversations The Library staff has indexed the Memoranda of Conversations for their main topics. Contact the Library for a list of "memcons" on your topic. You also can do a free text search to find individual words in the memcons. While creating the PDF files we enabled Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Although we are aware of quite a few errors in this OCR conversion, most of the text of each memcon is fully searchable. Additional searching hint: Within the …
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Biography Gerald Rudolph Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents separated two weeks after his birth and divorced later that year. He and his mother eventually settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan where her parents lived. On February 1, 1916, Dorothy King married Gerald R. Ford, a Grand Rapids paint salesman. The Fords began calling her son Gerald R. Ford, Jr., …
Past Events Sep 18 2024 Panel and Preview: The American Vice President Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Join us for a film preview and discussion of American Experience PBS’ The American Vice President , which tells the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political… Sep 13 2024 Exhibit Opening: ArtPrize Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosts over 30 artists for …
Topic Ideas for Student Papers The attached list identifies some of the topics that undergraduates might choose to research in the Ford Library's "open" collections. For some topics, the volume and quality of material are sufficient to support major honors thesis projects. In other cases, the scope of material might be more suitable to a 10-15 page seminar paper. In all cases, students must rely on other libraries for related books and articles. (The Ford Library's small printed works collection does not …
A twenty minute film about the life and times of President Gerald R. Ford. This film is shown daily at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Other video from Ford's Presidency can be seen on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/GRFordLibraryMuseum We have provided this link to an external site because it has information that may be of interest to our users. The Ford Library and Museum does not have official ties to any of these external links and is not responsible for their content or for any …
National Security Council Meeting Minutes for Meetings on the Vietnam War Meeting Date (click on date to open file) Topics Discussed Pages March 28, 1975 Middle East, Vietnam, Cambodia 21 April 9, 1975 Vietnam, Cambodia 30 April 24, 1975 Indochina Evacuation 7 April 28, 1975 Indochina Evacuation 10 May 12, 1975 Seizure of American Ship Mayaguez by the Cambodians 15 May 13, 1975 (morning) Seizure of American Ship Mayaguez by the Cambodians 17 May 13, 1975 (evening) Seizure of American Ship …
President Gerald R. Ford's Executive Order 11905: United States Foreign Intelligence Activities Table of Contents February 18, 1976 Jump to the section banning political assassination [Text from the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , Vol. 12, No. 8, February 23, 1976] By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, and as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as …
The White House Prom At the time her father became President of the United States, Susan Ford was beginning her senior year at Holton-Arms School, an independent academy for girls in Bethesda, Maryland. When her class started planning their prom they turned to her for a venue. Susan Ford hosted the dance at the White House on May 31, 1975, the first – and to date only – prom to be held there. The class of 1975 covered the cost of the evening with funds they had been raising since seventh grade. Prom …
Statement About the Intelligence Community Reforms from the President Ford '76 Fact Book --Overview-- Information acquired by intelligence gathering sources is a fundamental component in the formulation of the foreign policy of the United States. A major objective of that policy is to provide for national security, which in the 70's requires preparation against economic reprisal and international terrorism as well as the threat of military action. Achieving this objective requires effective and …
The Fords Gerald R. Ford Explore the life of the 38th President Betty Ford Explore the life of Betty Ford Timeline of President Ford's Life and Career Timeline of Elizabeth (Betty) Bloomer Ford's Life and Career Combined Loading timeline: Combined Timeline of Gerald and Betty Ford ... Tributes and Honors President Ford died on December 26, 2006 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. After ceremonies in California, Washington, and Grand Rapids, he was interred on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford …
Intelligence Community Investigations and Reforms, 1975-1976 Revelations of alleged intelligence community abuses first appeared in the New York Times in late 1974, leading to investigations by the Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States (also known as the Rockefeller Commission) and the congressional Church and Pike Committees. After the Rockefeller Commission presented its report to President Ford in June 1975, he asked his Intelligence Coordinating Group to review the Commission's …
Ask us about having the Museum's Education Specialist come to your local school! Whether it is a student program on American history, or a teacher in-service on finding and using high-quality primary sources, we want to bring the National Archives' documents into your classroom. Email Ford.Education@NARA.gov for more …
White House Photographic Office, 1974-77 This collection contains contact sheets and negatives for approximately 290,000 photos of President Ford, his staff, and his family during the Ford administration. The images show activities in White House meeting rooms, offices, and the family residence; visits to Camp David; flights on Air Force One; President Ford and Mrs. Ford's domestic and overseas trips; visits by foreign leaders; vacations in Colorado; and campaign swings. Ford Digital Library portal to …
Museum Hours of Operation Monday - Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM Sunday: 12 PM - 5 PM The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Starting on July 21, 2025, tickets to the Museum on Mondays will need to be purchased online as the Museum Store will be closed. Admission Adults: $14.00 Seniors & Military: $11.00 College Students: $10.00 Ages 6-18: $8.00 Children under 5: Free Free Parking is available for all Museum patrons. Buy Tickets Additional Information Can't find what you're …
All Events Oct 17 2024 The American Presidency on Screen Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Produced by the Washington Political Film Foundation, "The American Presidency on Screen" is a project that seeks to help reverse today's trend toward political polarization that threatens the basic strengths that have underpinned the "great experiment." Oct 17 2024 The American Presidency on Screen Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Produced by the Washington Political Film Foundation, "The American Presidency …
Select Photographs of Gerald and Betty Ford Pre-Presidential Period, 1884-1974 The primary focus of the collection of about 230 photographs is President and Mrs. Ford's lives prior to their move into the White House. View Gallery Ford Presidential Period View photographs from the Ford presidency grouped by topic. View Gallery Media Photo Kits A small collection of roughly 85 key photographs from all periods of Gerald and Betty Ford's lives. View Gallery B0570-24 Queen Elizabeth State Dinner President and …
Pre-Presidential Period, 1884-1974 This web page provides access to images of about 230 photographs comprising Series H (Historical Photographs) of the Ford Library's White House Photographic Office collection. They cover members of the Ford, Gardner, and Bloomer families. The Gardners were President Ford's mother's family and the Bloomers were Betty Ford's family. The primary mission of the White House Photographic Office was to supply all the photographic needs of the President, the Vice-President, and …