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Textual Collection Subject Guides Summaries of collections on selected topics are linked from the list below. The summaries are current to the date shown. None of the summaries are as detailed, current, or comprehensive as the search reports available upon request from our internal PRESNET description database. Economic Policy (2012) Energy Policy (2012) National Security Adviser Files (2012) 1976 Presidential Campaign (2012) Richard Nixon Presidency (2007) Science and Technology (2005) U.S.-China …
Core Collection on the Presidency of Richard Nixon August 2007 Many Ford Library collections contain substantive materials from the presidency of Richard M. Nixon. The more notable are cited and summarized below. This summary does not include files that concern Nixon after he left the presidency, such as those relating to the Nixon pardon, disposition of the Nixon papers, or transition expenditures. Anyone is welcome to use these collections, and Library staff can provide assistance in finding material on …
Nixon Pardon A0627-8A. President Ford announcing his pardon of Richard Nixon from the Oval Office. September 8, 1974. President Ford announcing his pardon of Richard Nixon from the Oval Office, September 8, 1974. The Watergate scandal erupted after it was revealed that President Richard Nixon and his aides had engaged in illegal activities during his 1972 reelection campaign - and then attempted to cover up evidence of wrongdoing. With impeachment proceedings underway against him in Congress, Nixon bowed …
The Ford Library has extensive audiovisual holdings in many formats. Most items are among the historical materials donated to the U.S. Government by President Ford, but material has come from many other sources as well. The audiovisual reference staff can help you find and purchase copies of what you need. Much of the Library's audiovisual holdings, including all White House-produced photographs, motion picture films, and audiotapes, are in the public domain. Other material, such as donated items and White …
Programs are available to support research in the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Library. The Library holdings focus on Federal policies, U.S. foreign relations, national politics and domestic issues in the 1960s and 1970s. There are earlier and later materials depending upon your topic. The programs are: The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation awards several Research Travel Grants of up to $2,200 each in support of research in the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Library. A grant defrays travel and …
These media photo kits contain a total of over 100 images. Four of the galleries cover Gerald Ford's life from the age of 10 months through his youth, college, military, congress, his service as the nation's 38th President, and some events of his post-presidential years. An additional gallery contains images from Betty Ford's life, covering events from her childhood through 2006. All of the photos are in the public domain and require no special permission or usage fees. When images are used, please credit …
Pets Pets VIEW GALLERY Ford Family Pets Liberty How the Fords Got Liberty (from President Ford's memoir A Time to Heal (Harper & Row, 1979), pp. 192-193) … our family didn't have a dog when we moved into the White House. Susan [the Fords' daughter] and David [David Kennerly, the White House photographer] thought that situation should be rectified before Betty [Mrs. Ford] came home from the hospital. Without telling me his intention, David did some research and discovered that a fine retriever had …
1975 State Dinners January 30, 1975 - Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Great Britain Dinner Menu Entertainment Program Photographs Dinner Invitation Entertainment Invitation (not found) Event Outline Fact Sheet Guest List (Ford Daily Diary) Seating Chart "Memcon" from private discussions February 5, 1975 - Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan Dinner Menu Entertainment Program Photographs Dinner Invitation Entertainment Invitation Event Outline Fact Sheet Guest List (Ford Daily Diary) Seating …
Pre-printed Signatures on White House Autograph Cards and Photographs During the White House years, President and Mrs. Ford occasionally signed items by hand. Much more frequently the White House staff used autopen machines to reproduce signatures on photographs and letters. Even the autopen did not allow the staff to keep up with the flood of autograph requests received, so many routine requests were answered using reprints of signed photographs or autograph cards. Examples of these appear below. …
Rockefeller Commission Report, June 1975 The following digitized resources contain the entire published report of the Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States (also known as the Rockefeller Commission). This report was digitized by the Assassination Archives and Research Center which has these files and Church Committee reports on its website . Title Page Table of Contents Preface Part I - Summary of the Investigation Chapter 1 - The Fundamental Issues Chapter 2 - The Need for intelligence …
B1874-07A. President Ford receives a swine flu inoculation from his White House physician, Dr. William Lukash. October 14, 1976. President Ford receives a swine flu inoculation from his White House physician, Dr. William Lukash, on October 14, 1976. NAID 7064718 Early in 1976 several soldiers at Fort Dix, New Jersey, fell ill with a strain of H1N1 influenza. One of these soldiers died, leading to fears of a widespread outbreak of a strain of flu that might be closely related to the one that caused the 1918 …
Selected Documents on the 1976 Presidential Campaign The Ford Library has extensive holdings concerning the 1976 presidential campaign from both Gerald R. Ford's White House papers and the records of the President Ford Committee, the president's campaign committee. The Library's holdings on this topic are described in more detail in the handout Core Collections on the 1976 Presidential Campaign . The items below are but a small selection of the Library's holdings. They are arranged chronologically from …
Expand All Collapse All Scheduling a Visit If you would like to schedule a guided tour of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum for your class, our staff and docents will work with you to tailor the tour to meet the age and interests of your students. Trained docents work with you and guide your students Let us help you meet your teaching goals Grades: K – 12 Time: 1 - 2 hours All guided tours must be scheduled a minimum of two weeks in advance. If you prefer to lead your students through the exhibits on …
When Gerald Ford was sworn in as President in August 1974, the country was already in an economic crisis with inflation at 12%. On October 8, 1974, President Ford launched a new program called “Whip Inflation Now,” also known as the WIN Campaign, as a grassroots anti-inflation effort. It operated on the premise that the American consumer held the power to fix the declining economy and poor market conditions through discipline and collective action. The White House stressed individual responsibility for …
Interested in specific topics? Topic guides combine resources from the Archives, as well as museum and audiovisual collections, and more to help students, researchers, educators, and others focus on materials for their areas of interest. Each topic page includes an Archival Research Guide. Topics include The Nixon Pardon, Helsinki Accords, the Vietnam War, and more. Check back for new topic guides as more materials are processed and digitized. B1037-16A. President Ford at work in the Oval Office. August …
Frequently Asked Questions Expand All Collapse All Who may use the Ford Library's research collections? Anyone may use the Ford Library's research collections. Scholars, mass media production staff, teachers, journalists, schoolchildren, attorneys, current government officials, and interested citizens are typical users by email, mail, and telephone. On-site users are typically less diverse, but all are welcome. Most on-site are faculty and students pursuing academic projects. On-site researchers under the …
Exhibits The permanent exhibition galleries at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, allow visitors to explore key moments in President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's lives and careers. Visitors learn about the impact of democratic citizenship through visually captivating displays and models, archival photography, sculptures, clothing, and other exhibits. Visitors can also visit a temporary exhibit gallery, which features a changing array of temporary and traveling …
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 …