Herbert Miller Jr.; lawyer secured pardon for Nixon Nov 21, 2009
Working closely with the White House and Leon Jaworski, special Watergate prosecutor, Mr. Miller was the key negotiator in arranging for Nixon s unconditional pardon by his successor, Gerald R. Ford. Nixon wanted to fight the pending corruption charges in court, but Mr. Miller convinced him that a legal battle over Watergate would not be in his or the country s best interests. (Boston Globe)
Keel-Laying Held for Ford Carrier in Va. Nov 15, 2009
- Construction of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford got its official kickoff Saturday with a keel-laying ceremony at the shipyard where the $7 billion nuclear-powered ship is being assembled ... Ford, who joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942, served on the light aircraft carrier USS Monterey during World War II. Aboard the Monterey, Ford served in the South Pacific and came within inches of being swept out to the sea during a typhoon in the Philippine Sea in December 1944, according to the... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony for the First Ship in the Next Generation of Aircraft Carriers, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Nov 15, 2009
Nov. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: - ) Shipbuilding sector hosted a keel laying ceremony today for the next generation aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), in Newport News, Va ... Susan Ford Bales, daughter of President Gerald R. Ford, served as the ship's sponsor and keel authenticator for the ceremony ... "When a new carrier sets to sea, her shipbuilders quietly and proudly leave the construction site often to become a faint memory in the history of... (Primezone Releases)
On Nathan Deal, birthers, and Georgias hunt for water Nov 8, 2009
U.S. President Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) did not know that he was adopted until he was sixteen. Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. When he was two, his parents divorced and his mother later married Gerald Rudolff Ford, who legally adopted the boy and gave him his own name. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Yanks keep christening Stadium in style Nov 4, 2009
" It might be a while before the Yankees and their fans get to party like it's 2009. HOUSEWARMING Facts and stats surrounding the years when both Yankee Stadiums were built and when old Yankee Stadium was renovated. Item 1923 1976 2009 U.S. President W. Harding/C. Coolidge Gerald R. Ford Barack Obama Avg. price of gas per gallon 20-25 cents 61 cents $2.69 U.S. population 111,947,000 218,035,164 307,852,614 NYC population (appx.) 5,600,000 7,500,000 8,500,000 Yankee Stadium construction $2.5... (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Halloween Ghosts and witches are everywhere Oct 22, 2009
The City of La Quinta and the President Gerald R. Ford Boys and Girls Club of La Quinta holds their Annual Halloween Carnival at 49-995 Park Ave., corner of Park Ave. and 50th, La Quinta. The fun begins at 3 p.m. Fri. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
The Team That Ponies Up Oct 19, 2009
The Midshipmen were often down and disjointed on Saturday night in Dallas, but while playing in Gerald R. Ford Stadium before another former president, the Men of Kentrue to their academy and creednever gave up the ship against Southern Methodist. When met by the manifestly-improved young men being guided by difference-making coach June Jones, struggled and stumbled. (GoMidshipmen.com)
The president's Frank Capra moment Oct 18, 2009
Gerald R. Ford had a torrid American honeymoon but it lasted only a month and ended with a jilt and a jolt in September 1974: His pardon of Richard M. Nixon, a decision that for all practical purposes ended the Watergate period but shattered the love affair Americans had with a new president whose openness (and willingness to toast his own English muffins, a curious totem of the era) had beguiled the public. It is possible to argue that Bill Clinton's honeymoon was so brief that it actually... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
H. Stuart Knight, directed Secret Service in '70s Sep 18, 2009
Mr. Knight was the man in charge during two unsuccessful assassination attempts on President Gerald R. Ford in 1975 and an attempt that wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Although Secret Service agents, as well as bystanders and police, prevented those incidents from becoming fatalities, the spate of assassination attempts that came so close to success alarmed the public. (Boston Globe)
Looking Back Sep 17, 2009
Barbara Sue Wade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald K. Wade, all of Kalona, became the bride of Gerald R. Ford of Coralville, son of Mrs. Edmund P. Ford of Iowa City and the late Mr. Ford. Jerry Miller of Kalona has accepted a Voluntary Service assignment with Rosedale Mennonite Missions to El Dorado, Arkansas. (Kalona News, IA)
FBI probing 'stolen' Jackie Kennedy note... Sep 14, 2009
But to make the deal, Reznikoff had to purchase Newell's collection of President Gerald R. Ford memorabilia, according to the Skillestad affidavit. The News left a phone message at Newell's home but the call was not returned. (The Drudge Report)
Single Vaccine Dose, Even One from 1976, Could Protect against the H1N1 Swine Flu Sep 12, 2009
DOSE RESPONSE: Former U.S. president Gerald R. Ford gets a swine flu vaccination during the 1976 national inoculation drive that was later described as a fiasco, because the pandemic never materialized. WIKIPEDIA COMMONS/GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY. (Scientific American)
This day in history Sep 8, 2009
In 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Richard Nixon. In 1994, a USAir Boeing 737 crashed as it was approaching Pittsburgh International Airport, killing all 132 people on board. (Boston Globe)
Cheney Lambasts CIA Probe, McCain Says Torturing "Harmed" Us Aug 31, 2009
In this file photo, former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation's annual Journalism Awards, June 1, 2009, in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images). Cheney: Using Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Was a Good Policy. (ABC News)
11 file for 3 City Council seats Aug 28, 2009
He is a former professor at Briar Cliff University and most recently was the executive director of the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service in Michigan. Radig is a sales associate at HOM Furniture and ran twice for a seat in the state Legislature, losing both times to incumbent Wes Whitead. (Sioux City Journal)
Ritcher Named Recipient of Ford Legends Award Aug 28, 2009
Former Wolfpack player Jim Ritcher, who was the first center in college football history to win the prestigious Outland Trophy, has been named the 2009 recipient of the President Gerald R. Ford Legends Award ... I am blessed and truly honored to be the 2010 recipient of the Gerald R. Ford Legends Center Award ... To be considered for the President Gerald R. Ford Legends Center Award candidates must have either played the Center position at the collegiate or professional level; made extraordinary... (StateFans.com)
N.C. State sells out its season tickets Aug 28, 2009
Ri 00004000 tcher honored: Former N.C. State player Jim Ritcher, the first center to win the Outland Trophy, has been named the 2009 recipient of the President Gerald R. Ford Legends Award. The award will be presented during the annual Rimington Trophy presentation on Jan. 16 in Lincoln, Neb. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Grand Rapids: A relaxed urban getaway Aug 18, 2009
GERALD R. FORD PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM. The Gerald Ford Museum, as the downtown maps abbreviate the name, is just across the Grand River, a block west of downtown. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Presidential vacations carry baggage Aug 14, 2009
Gerald R. Ford frequently stayed at the homes of friends in Palm Springs, Calif. and Vail, Colo. (MSNBC -- Politics)
GR motel to be searched in Dietz case Aug 14, 2009
Officials served more than 20 subpoenas to hotel and motels in the area surrounding the Gerald R. Ford International Airport recently to find information about Saba and Ouedraogo, and these efforts led them to the Motel 6. Additionally, documents state that the hotel room has not been substantially renovated or altered since the 2007 date. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Rotterdam Little Leaguers are state champs Aug 14, 2009
ROTTERDAM -- The last time a Little League baseball team from Rotterdam captured a state championship, Gerald R. Ford was president and the Hustle was the big disco dance craze. That was 1975. (Albany Times Union)
Infotainment Aug 9, 2009
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan. The son of Hollywood star Michael Douglas has been charged with dealing the drug methamphetamine, prosecutors said. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
'Squeaky' Fromme To Be Released From Prison Aug 6, 2009
Fromme was convicted in 1975 of pointing a gun at then-President Gerald R. Ford while he was in Sacramento. For years, Fromme was one of Manson's followers. (KCRA 3, CA)
At the movies Aug 5, 2009
High school jocks Shawn and Nick are top scorers on the Gerald R. Ford High School football team - both on and off the field. But as summer draws near, the pair are depressed at the thought of spending the sun-soaked months tackling dummies at an all-male football camp. (iAfrica.com)
Airport Check-in: Huntsville tops Cincinnati for priciest fares Aug 3, 2009
beginning Oct. 14, will introduce non-stop service between Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich. and Phoenix-Mesa. (USA Today -- Money)
Grand Rapids destination new to Allegiant Jul 30, 2009
With introductory fares as low as $89 each way, Allegiant will provide service to Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford International Airport on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The non-stop flights will depart Gateway at 1:30 p.m. and arrive in Grand Rapids at 7:55 p.m. Flights from Grand Rapids will leave at 8:35 p.m. and arrive at Gateway at 9:25 p.m.. (AZCentral -- Business)
Today in History Jul 28, 2009
On Aug. 8, 1974, in the wake of damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, President Richard M. Nixon announced during a prime-time address that 000028F5 he would resign at noon the following day, and that Vice President Gerald R. Ford would succeed him. Today in History - July 18. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
General News Jul 5, 2009
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Inheriting trouble Jun 28, 2009
The hot war in Vietnam was inherited by John F. Kennedy, then by Lyndon B. Johnson, then Richard M. Nixon, and its embers were still glowing by the time Gerald R. Ford became president. But inheritances also are opportunities. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Judge Probing Cheney's CIA Leak Role Jun 19, 2009
Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, June 1, 2009. (AP). (CBS News)
Cheney's secret briefings defended interrogations Jun 4, 2009
Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, June 1, 2009 ... Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, June 1, 2009. (Albany Times Union)
Business leader's time at ASU still felt May 15, 2009
Within a month, Mitchem said, he had 110 people signed up, including honorary members President Gerald R. Ford and international-policy adviser Henry Kissinger. "He established ASU's College of Business as a world-class institution," said Dennis Hoffman, an ASU economics professor who heads the L. William Seidman Research Institute of the W.P. Carey School of Business. (AZCentral -- Business)
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Former President Gerald R. Ford, playwright Arthur Miller, and actor James Earl Jones. 8. (Goredfoxes.com)
Schedule of Upcoming Luncheons at the National Press Club May 1, 2009
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When politics, and swine flu, infect health Apr 30, 2009
Documents that are no longer classified at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Mich. and at the CDC in Atlanta, revealed that the swine flu program collapsed for political, rather than scientific, reasons. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Presidential historian, biographer next speaker in EIU Edgar series Apr 17, 2009
Smith first met Edgar nearly a decade ago while serving as the director of the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich ... and the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, Mich. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Cable News War Apr 14, 2009
Gerald R. Ford tossed a stick for his golden retriever named Liberty. Ronald Reagan was always amused by his King Charles spaniel, Rex, and George H.W. Bush adored his springer spaniel Millie (who introduced puppies, including Spot, who later lived at the White House as President George W. Bush's dog). (Human Events Online)
Periphery rising Apr 7, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Asian news and current affairs. The Shanghai Composite, China's leading equities index, has posted a 33% year-to-date gain. (Asia Times Online)
G-20 Fashions New World Order With Smaller Role for U.S., More Regulation Apr 4, 2009
Its the passing of an era, said , vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International, who helped prepare summits for presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. The U.S. is becoming less dominant while other nations are gaining influence. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Boyne City resident continues Eagle Scout legacy Mar 28, 2009
BOYNE CITY David Cotanche is in good company with the likes of Neil Armstrong, President Gerald R. Ford and Steven Spielberg. " /> Current Petoskey Weather Edition - - Search the : : lect> Search : lect> Search : Search : Make: lect> Zip: Search : lect> Stocks Boyne City resident continues Eagle Scout legacy No comments posted. By Christina Rohn News-Review Staff Writer Saturday, March 28, 2009 5:13 AM EDT BOYNE CITY David Cotanche is in good company with the likes of Neil Armstrong, President... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
What Became of the Ford Children? Mar 20, 2009
Thirty-eighth president Gerald R. Ford and wife Betty were the parents of four children ... In addition, Steven serves on the board of directors of the Gerald R. Ford Museum. (Suite101.com)
A zealous watchman to follow the money Mar 11, 2009
He protected presidents he liked the recent film Frost/Nixon for its portrait of that president and once was shot at by a disturbed woman who mistook him for President Gerald R. Ford. She missed, and he went on to build a new fraud division in the Secret Service. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Harvard's link to Washington Mar 10, 2009
"This is the largest number of Harvard professors going into government that I can remember in a long time," says David Gergen, director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and an adviser to former Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. "Harvard in the '60s, and today, remains the leading research university in the world. It has a very large faculty of political scientists, historians, economists and others.... (Insight on the News)
Review: `Fired Up!' is rah-rah-raunchy Feb 20, 2009
The Panthers are the top cheerleading team every year, while the Tigers of Gerald R. Ford High School, where quarterback Nick (Olsen) and wide receiver Shawn (D'Agosto) play, are the perennial cellar dwellers. Team captain Carly (Sarah Roemer) reluctantly lets the guys tag along to cheer camp, figuring it'll improve their performance to add a little muscle. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Fired Up is full of good cheer Feb 19, 2009
Shawn (Nicholas DAgosto of Rocket Science) and Nick (Eric Christian Olsen, Dumb and Dumberer) are Gerald R. Ford High School football stars who spend all of their time off the field and even most of their time on it putting the make on hot young honeys. Theyre slated to go off to summer football camp, but when they realize that cheerleading camp will afford them the opportunity of being surrounded by sexy girls from other schools, they trade the flea-flicker for the... (MSNBC -- Movies)
And for extra credit, rank our presidents Feb 17, 2009
Grover Cleveland kicks off the list followed by Gerald R. Ford, Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft, Jimmy Carter, Calvin Coolidge, Richard M. Nixon, James A. Garfield, Zachary Taylor and Benjamin Harrison. With the exception of the villainous Nixon, doesn't this portion of the list read like a miscellany of underachievers. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Historian poll shuffles presidential rankings Feb 17, 2009
By Natasha T. Metzler, Associated Press Writer Monday, February 16, 2009. Former President George W. Bush, who left office last month, was ranked 36th out of the 42 men who had been chief executive by the end of 2008, according to a survey conducted by the cable channel C-SPAN.. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Historians list of presidential rankings Feb 16, 2009
Gerald R. Ford 22 23. Ulysses S. Grant 23 33. (KHOU.com, TX)
Make room for Millard: Celebrating ‘unknown’ presidents Feb 16, 2009
Make room for Millard: Celebrating unknown presidents : La Crosse Tribune. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
BA in must-win situation today Feb 13, 2009
Brookhaven Academy coach Herbert Davis will be among four high school coaches receiving the President Gerald R. Ford All-American High School Coach Award. Other honorees are Larry Weems of Meridian, Lance Pogue of South Panola and Bobby Hall of Madison Central. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
