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President Gerald R. Ford Essay Challenge Each year, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, Museum, and Foundation collaborate on this unique competition for high school students. Students are asked to write a 500-750 word original essay taking a trait President Ford was known for and relating it to the world today. The trait changes annually. The complete list of rules can be found here. The President Gerald R. Ford Essay Challenge is co-sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum …
Gerald R. Ford: A Selected Bibliography The list below describes a selection of published biographies and memoirs concerning President Ford's career, especially his presidency. For more information about published sources concerning President Ford, his administration, or issues and events of his presidency, contact the Ford Library. American Energy Policy in the 1970s . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2014. Edited by Robert Lifset. Bauer, Stephen M. At Ease in the White House: The Uninhibited …
Library Collections The 1974-77 Presidential papers of Gerald Ford and his White House staff form the core Ford Library collection in Ann Arbor. These are supplemented by the pre- and post-presidential papers of Gerald Ford, the papers of Betty Ford, collections of Federal records, and more. Former government officials have donated personal papers, researchers in the period have given copies of research interviews, and private individuals associated with the issues and events of the time have given their …
Research Grants and Award Programs 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 …
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 …
Adam M. Saunders Wins 2008 Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is proud to announce that Adam M. Saunders has been chosen as the 2008 winner of the Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter. Mr. Saunders is a doctoral student in Comparative Social Policy at Trinity College, University of Oxford and is completing his doctoral dissertation: Power and the Welfare State: The Political Economy of American and British Unemployment …
Core Collections on Science and Technology September 2005 National policies and programs in science and technology are among the historical issues documented in the estimated 20 million pages of archival material at the Ford Library. Some of these materials are summarized below, but more is available in many different collections. Not included, for example, are extensive additional files on energy and environmental policies. Anyone may use these collections, and Library staff can provide database …
Songs That Healed a Nation with Reverend Robert Jones Details Date October 10, 2024 Time 6:30 pm EDT Location Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Ann Arbor, MI Type Performances Join us as Reverend Robert Jones performs and tells the stories of many of America’s most iconic songs of healing. Register …
Be Bold Like Betty Details Date September 27, 2024 Time 2:00 pm EDT Location Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Grand Rapids, MI Type Special Events Join us in honoring First Lady Betty Ford, breast cancer survivor and advocate for breast cancer awareness. When Mrs. Ford was diagnosed 50 years ago, she became a champion for the cause and had a tremendous impact on increasing screening rates across the nation. Corewell Health, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and Ford Presidential Foundation will …
The American Presidency on Screen Details Date October 17, 2024 Time 6:30 pm EDT Location Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Ann Arbor, MI Type Film screenings 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 …
The Legacy of President Ford and His Friendship with President Carter Details Date October 31, 2024 Time 6:30 pm EDT Location Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Grand Rapids, MI Type Dialogues Distinguished professor at Francis Marion University and celebrated author, Dr. Scott Kaufman, will talk about Gerald Ford’s legacy and his special relationship with Jimmy Carter. Register …
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 …
Contact Us 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 Ask an Expert Category - Select - Archivist Educator Curator Events Specialist Subject First Name Last Name Email Address Phone Number …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …