It turns out that Carter and former President Gerald Ford, the man he defeated to gain the White House, became close friends after Carter was defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980. They mutually ...

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 ...

Steve Ford gave his father’s posthumous elegy for Carter at Washington National Cathedral. “I’m looking forward to our reunion,” the 38th president wrote. “We have much to catch up on.” ...

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 ...

(CBS DETROIT) — The son of the late President Gerald Ford delivered a posthumous eulogy that his father wrote to deliver at the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter, who was laid ...

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 ...

Steve Ford, Gerald Ford's son, read his late father's eulogy for Jimmy Carter at the former president's funeral. The tribute explained how the two former rivals became friends after their ...

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 ...