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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 …
Suggested Paper Topics For On-Site Research on Ford Presidency, 1974-77 University of Michigan Political Science 320 - The American Chief Executive Suggested Paper Topics For On-Site Research on Ford Presidency, 1974-77 Note: Feel free to contact the Library if there are other topics that interest you. On some topics, the Ford Digital Presidential Library can supplement your on-site research. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/NATIONAL SECURITY The Fall of Saigon and the End of the Vietnam Conflict The Sinai …
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The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and its sister institution, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, are part of the Presidential libraries system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a federal agency. The Library is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the North Campus of the University of Michigan, Gerald Ford’s alma mater. The Museum is located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, Gerald Ford's hometown. The Gerald R. …
Queen Elizabeth II B0570-24 - President Ford and Queen Elizabeth dance during the state dinner in honor of the Queen and Prince Philip at the White House. July 7, 1976. Photograph of President Gerald Ford Dancing with Queen Elizabeth II during a State Dinner Held in Her Honor, 7/7/1976 (White House photograph B0570-24) Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited the United States in July 1976 as part of the Bicentennial celebrations commemorating the nation’s 200th birthday. They traveled to Philadelphia, …
National Security Council Meeting Minutes Meeting Date (click on date to open file) Topics Discussed Pages August 10, 1974 Presidential Transition, Organization and Operation of the National Security Council 7 September 6, 1974 [No minutes] Israeli Arms Request --- September 14, 1974 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) 28 October 7, 1974 Leaks of Classified Documents, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) 22 October 18, 1974 Secretary Kissinger's Trip to the Middle East, Strategic Arms Limitation …
PRESNET Database The PRESNET database was launched in 1986 and serves as a folder-level index to most of the processed manuscript holdings of the Gerald Ford Presidential Library. The software permits both simple and boolean searches using controlled vocabulary indexing terms and/or natural text. Search reports list, collection-by-collection, all series and folders containing material on a given topic. This database does not index individual documents or audiovisual materials. Searching in PRESNET PRESNET …
Digitized Memoranda of Presidential Conversations The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library has digitized the declassified contents of every folder in the collection "National Security Adviser. Memoranda of Conversations" - the Library's most popular and most used textual collection. Digital copying of this collection was made possible by generous support from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation. Each folder of the Memoranda of Conversations (or "Memcons") contains the White House's transcript-like …
Gerald R. Ford Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Gerald R. Ford Scroll Down Museum Grand Rapids, Michigan Hours Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Plan Your Visit Museum Grand Rapids, MI Map Library Ann Arbor, Michigan Hours Monday - Friday: 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Research by appointment only. Plan Your Visit Ann Arbor, MI Map Timeline of President Ford's Life and Career Timeline of Elizabeth (Betty) Bloomer Ford's Life and Career …
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) Ford Administration Volumes The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The series, which is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, began in 1861 and now comprises more than 350 individual volumes. After many years of research visits to the Ford Presidential Library, the FRUS staff have issued the volumes …
Gerald and Betty Ford's White House Trips and Events The Library has digitized several documents providing details on the daily activities and travel of the President and First Lady: Presidential Travel Records (Report including such details as miles traveled and hours away from Washington) Table of Contents Trips by State Trips by Country Trip Details, 1974 Trip Details, 1975 Trip Details, 1976 Presidential Daily Diary (Detailed log of meetings, activities, and telephone calls) First Lady Trips (List of …
President Ford's Briefing Book for Meeting with Chairman Mao The briefing book contains the following documents to prepare President Gerald Ford for his meeting with Mao. It was digitized from Box 19 of the collection "National Security Adviser. Trip Briefing Books and Cables for President Ford. Talking Paper for Your Meeting with Chairman Mao Mao Tse-tung's Personal Style and Political Views (Not yet open to research) Mao Tse-tung and the Party Debate on a Strategy for China's National Development Mao …
Helsinki Accords A5755-35. President Ford addresses delegates during the Plenary Session of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe in Finlandia Hall. August 1, 1975. A5755-35. President Ford addresses delegates during the Plenary Session of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe in Finlandia Hall. August 1, 1975. A5755-35. President Ford addresses delegates during the Plenary Session of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe in Finlandia Hall. August 1, 1975. …
White House Photographers VIEW GALLERY White House Photographer David Hume Kennerly in the White House Photographic Office White House Photographic Office: The Photographers The White House Photo Office was created in the 1960s when President Lyndon Johnson appointed Yoichi Okamoto as his personal photographer. Prior to that, photographers attached to the National Park Service or the Naval Photographic Center photographed the activities of the President. Gerald Ford had an open policy when it came to …
Purpose The Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter is an annual award of $7,000 given to a doctoral student to support dissertation research and writing in any field related to any aspect of the United States political process and public policy during the last half of the 20th century. Of special interest is the role and analysis of public opinion in that process. The Selection Committee encourages applications from doctoral students in a wide range of fields, including Political …
Key Documents on Gerald R. Ford's Visits to China Gerald Ford made official visits to the Peoples' Republic of China in 1972 as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives (accompanied by House Majority Leader Hale Boggs) and in 1975 as President. A7912-thm A7912-thm Highlights of Gerald Ford's trips included meetings with Chou En-lai (Zhou Enlai) and Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong). Here President Ford and his daughter Susan watch as Mao greets Henry Kissinger. Highlights of Gerald Ford's trips included …
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Research Travel Grants Program The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation awards grants of up to $2,200 in support of research in the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Library. A grant defrays travel and living expenses of a research trip to the Ford Library in Ann Arbor. Overseas applicants are welcome to apply, but they will be responsible for the costs of travel between their home country and North America. The grants only cover travel within North America. Library …
Brent Cebul Wins 2011 Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is proud to announce that Brent Cebul has been chosen as the 2011 winner of the Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter. Mr. Cebul is a doctoral student in American History at the University of Virginia and is completing his doctoral dissertation: Freedom From: Small Government, Big Government Policies, and the Rise of Blue Collar Republicans, 1970-1994. He is …
Vanessa P. Walker Wins 2007 Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is proud to announce that Vanessa P. Walker has been chosen as the 2007 winner of the Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter. Ms. Walker is a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is completing her doctoral dissertation: Ambivalent Allies: Advocates, Diplomats, and the Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America . She is investigating how …
Directions to the Gerald R. Ford Library The Gerald Ford Library is located at 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, on the University of Michigan 's North Campus. It is open Monday to Friday, 8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. (closed on Federal holidays). The Library is located at the convergence of Beal Avenue, Fuller Road, and Glazier Way. Many out of town visitors arrive via US 23, taking exit 39, Geddes Road westbound and continuing onto Fuller Road. Jump to information about getting to Ann Arbor , local …