Finding a Vice President
This letter from House Minority Leader Gerald Ford to President Richard Nixon lists Ford's recommendations to fill the Vice Presidential vacancy. President Nixon...
Ford pardons Nixon
Gerald Ford was Vice President under President Richard Nixon and took over the Presidency when Nixon resigned. Nixon was under investigation for criminal activity...
Gerald Ford, Jr.
This 1918 photograph shows Gerald R. Ford, Jr., who grew up to become the 38th President of the United States. Ford was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He wears a...
Kid’s day
In this letter to President Gerald Ford, a third-grade class from Deal, New Jersey, had a special request—they asked the President to create a Kid’s Day.
Letter from Anthony Ferreira
In 1974, Anthony Ferreira told President Gerald Ford, “I think you are half right and half wrong” regarding the pardon of Richard Nixon.
Planning for a second term
Just days before the 1976 election, James E. Conner, Secretary to the Cabinet, wrote this cover letter (page one of two) to President Gerald Ford. The attached papers...
Vietnam, 1975
This telegram—the last message from the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam—was sent on April 29, 1975. President Gerald R. Ford had ordered the evacuation of...