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Volunteer Materials Volunteer Materials at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Welcome to the online Volunteer Manual Here you will find digital versions of the volunteer manual, broken out by sections. Please bookmark this page, so that you can come back to it later. In the future, additional sections, including new information and new training materials, will be added. GRFPM Volunteer Handbook Gallery Highlights Artifact Guides Youth Artifacts Congressional Years Artifacts Presidency Artifacts Post …
Exhibit Closing: ArtPrize Details Date September 28, 2024 Time 4:00 pm EDT Location Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Grand Rapids, MI Type Exhibit The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosts over 30 artists for ArtPrize, an annual, international art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ArtPrize celebrates artists working in visual and experiential art from all over the …
The Legacy of President Ford and His Friendship with President Carter Details Date October 30, 2024 Time 6:30 pm EDT Location Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Ann Arbor, MI Type Dialogues/div> 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 …
White House State Dinners, 1974-76 Menus, Programs, Photos, and Selected Other Documents The Library has extensive holdings on visits to the United States by foreign heads of state during the presidency of Gerald R. Ford. These visits usually involved both discussions with the President and a state dinner. Mrs. Ford's Social Secretary Maria Downs has written for the Library a description of the process of planning and putting on a state dinner . August 16, 1974 - King Hussein of Jordan September 12, 1974 …
Ford Administration Cabinet Meeting Minutes President Ford meets with his Cabinet. June 25, 1975. About once every three weeks, President Gerald R. Ford met with his Cabinet to gather information and discuss administration policies. Assembled were the ranking members of the executive branch. As many as 30 officials could be present, including Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller, the 10 department Secretaries, the Attorney General, other officials of Cabinet rank, agency directors, and senior White House …
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. You can …
Photo Descriptions and Contact Sheet Images, 1975 Click on a date to access a detailed report describing the photographs taken by the White House photographers that day. Reports contain links to digitized copies of contact sheets (1:1 images of 35 mm negatives) for each film roll. January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 …
Photo Descriptions and Contact Sheet Images, 1976 Click on a date to access a detailed report describing the photographs taken by the White House photographers that day. Reports contain links to digitized copies of contact sheets (1:1 images of 35 mm negatives) for each film roll. January 1976 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February 1976 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 …
White House Photographic Office Photographs, 1974-1977 Contact Sheet Volume List and Links to Images Volume 1 - A0001-A0099, August 9-13, 1974 Volume 2 - A0100-A0199, August 13-19, 1974 Volume 3 - A0200-A0299, August 19-22, 1974 Volume 4 - A0300-A0399, August 22-28, 1974 Volume 5 - A0400-A0499, August 28 - September 3, 1974 Volume 6 - A0500-A0599, September 3-6, 1974 Volume 7 - A0600-A0699, September 6-11, 1974 Volume 8 - A0700-A0799, September 11-16, 1974 Volume 9 - A0800-A0899, September 16-19, 1974 …
Facts and Favorites Hobby : stamp collecting Breakfast : orange juice, melon, English muffins, and tea with lemon Food : pot roast and red cabbage (for recipes see The White House Family Cookbook by Henry Haller (New York: Random House, 1987, pp. 176-179) Dessert : butter pecan ice cream Hymn : The Navy Hymn - "Eternal Father Strong to Save" Drink : coffee, iced tea Color : red Participatory Sport : golf, tennis, skiing, swimming Sports Figure : Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers Parlor Game : bridge Flower : apple …
Online Exhibits Current Exhibits Upcoming Exhibits Past Exhibits Online Exhibits President Geral R. Ford Growing Up Grand: The Early Years of Gerald R. Ford and Early 20th Century Grand Rapids Online Online On the evening of Monday, November 1, 1976, Air Force One, dubbed The Spirit of ’76 in this the nation’s Bicentennial year, touched down at Kent County Airport.Following a hard day of campaigning in Ohio and Detroit, the President of the United States and the First Lady had returned home to cast their …
Padnos Museum Internship at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum seeks junior and senior undergraduates and graduate students to apply for its collections-based internship program. To be successful in the rewarding and fiercely competitive field of museum work, students must apply their skills beyond the classroom. Increasingly, employers and graduate programs desire practical experience to accompany a degree in the humanities. The Padnos Museum Internship Program …
This page provides access to the full text of key speeches by First Lady Betty Ford. If you are interested in a speech that does not appear here, please contact the Library . Women’s Center for Long Life Learning, Utah State University, June 8, 1974 Women’s Center for Long Life Learning Utah State University June 8, 1974 President Taggart, Dean Lundstrom, Volunteers who have made this Center possible, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you for your kind introduction and warm welcome to Utah State University. It …
Vietnam War As President, Gerald R. Ford oversaw the final stages of the War in Vietnam. Though the Paris Peace Accords officially ended the War on January 27, 1973, fighting between North and South Vietnamese forces continued and American civilians and military personnel remained in the country. In 1975, North Vietnamese forces advanced through South Vietnam, culminating in the Fall of Saigon on April 30. In Operation Frequent Wind, the U.S. military airlifted thousands of Americans and South Vietnamese …
Ford Facts and Favorites ford-facts-born Born July 14, 1913, Omaha, Nebraska. Moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1914. ford-facts-high-school High School Grand Rapids South High School, Class of 1931. Member of National Honor Society, Varsity Letter Club, Glee Club, Student Council, Latin Club, and Hi-Y (High School YMCA). Participated in football, basketball, and track. Earned All-City and All-State honors in football. ford-facts-college College B.A., University of Michigan, Class of 1935. Majored in …