A eulogy written by former President Gerald Ford was shared at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral — even though Ford has ...
The funeral of former president Jimmy Carter featured a eulogy from the late former president Gerald Ford, the Republican he ousted from the presidency in a bitter 1976 race but went on to ...
It was 1976, during Carter’s first debate with President Gerald Ford, and Kennerly was not a fan of the Georgia governor who had seemingly come out of nowhere to win the Democratic nomination.
In their first debate, the sound system failed and they stood frozen at their lecterns for 27 minutes, not saying a single word to each other. And so, of course, rhetoric was hurled often and ...
At Thursday’s national funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral, Steve Ford delivered a touching eulogy prepared years ago by his father, former ...
Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford faced off in 1976 in a bitter campaign but later bonded as few presidents have — and made a pact to speak at each other’s funerals. By Peter Baker Peter Baker ...
That public servant: Carter's predecessor, Gerald R. Ford. "There never has been two former presidents in history, according to the historians, not just me, that were closer personal friends than ...
During the bruising 1976 presidential campaign, Jimmy Carter called President Gerald Ford “incompetent” and his policies “morally and politically and intellectually bankrupt.” But after ...
Before President Jimmy Carter is laid to rest, his colleagues and loved ones are honoring his life. And that includes the late President Gerald Ford, who had made an agreement with President ...
What do George Wallace, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Jackson, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan have in common? Each would have made a ...
A eulogy written by former President Gerald Ford was shared at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral — even though Ford has been dead for nearly 20 years. Despite Ford losing the White House ...