The Education Of Gerald Ford

Author : Hendrik Booraem V
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
ISBN : 9780802869432

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The Education of Gerald Ford by Hendrik Booraem V Pdf

GERALD R. FORD (1913-2006), the thirty-eighth president of the United States, grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and by all accounts modeled exemplary behavior. In this biography Hendrik Booraem carefully examines that image and the reputation that Ford earned during his early years, telling about Ford's life up until his graduation from the University of Michigan in 1935. Booraem uses in-depth research of numerous written sources — plus interviews with some twenty people who personally knew Ford — to show how Jerry Ford excelled at academics and athletics, forging his way through challenges, family difficulties, economic setbacks, and more on his way to a remarkable political career. Booraem's historical portrait offers fascinating insight into the early years of this president who sought to heal the nation at a very low point in its history.

Author : Lindsey McDivitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534110623

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Truth and Honor by Lindsey McDivitt Pdf

"When Gerald Ford became president, Americans were ready for an honest, hardworking politician. He was trustworthy, cooperative, and cared deeply about all Americans. His life, tougher than some and filled with character-building lessons, had prepared him for the job. Backmatter includes a letter from the Ford family and a timeline"--

Author : John Robert Greene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:49015002199959

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The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford by John Robert Greene Pdf

"Riveting from start to finish". -- Herbert S. Parmet, author of Richard Nixon and His America.

Author : Gerald R. Ford,John R. Stiles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015002645557

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Portrait of the Assassin by Gerald R. Ford,John R. Stiles Pdf

Highlights from the Warren Commission Report that describes the motives, emotions, human problems, and failures of Lee Harvey Oswald, and his family, by a member of the Commission.

Author : Donald Rumsfeld
Publisher : Free Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501172946

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When the Center Held by Donald Rumsfeld Pdf

“A personal look behind the scenes” (Publishers Weekly) of the presidency of Gerald Ford as seen through the eyes of Donald Rumsfeld—New York Times bestselling author and Ford’s former Secretary of Defense, Chief of Staff, and longtime personal confidant. In the wake of Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal, it seemed the United States was coming apart. America had experienced a decade of horrifying assassinations; the unprecedented resignation of first a vice president and then a president of the United States; intense cultural and social change; and a new mood of cynicism sweeping the country—a mood that, in some ways, lingers today. Into that divided atmosphere stepped an unexpected, unelected, and largely unknown American—Gerald R. Ford. In contrast to every other individual who had ever occupied the Oval Office, he had never appeared on any ballot either for the presidency or the vice presidency. Ford simply and humbly performed his duty to the best of his considerable ability. By the end of his 895 days as president, he would in fact have restored balance to our country, steadied the ship of state, and led his fellow Americans out of the national trauma of Watergate. And yet, Gerald Ford remains one of the least studied and least understood individuals to have held the office of the President of the United States. In turn, his legacy also remains severely underappreciated. In When the Center Held, Ford’s Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld candidly shares his personal observations of the man himself, providing a sweeping examination of his crucial years in office. It is a rare and fascinating look behind the closed doors of the Oval Office, including never-before-seen photos, memos, and anecdotes, from a unique insider’s perspective—“engrossing and informative” (Kirkus Reviews) reading for any fan of presidential history.

Author : Jerald F. TerHorst
Publisher : New York : Third Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015000534647

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Gerald Ford and the Future of the Presidency by Jerald F. TerHorst Pdf

Author : Douglas Brinkley
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1429933410

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Gerald R. Ford by Douglas Brinkley Pdf

The "accidental" president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished by the Watergate scandal, the economy was in a recession, the Vietnam War was drawing to a close, and he had taken office without having been elected. Most observers gave him little chance of success, especially after he pardoned Richard Nixon just a month into his presidency, an action that outraged many Americans, but which Ford thought was necessary to move the nation forward. Many people today think of Ford as a man who stumbled a lot--clumsy on his feet and in politics--but acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley shows him to be a man of independent thought and conscience, who never allowed party loyalty to prevail over his sense of right and wrong. As a young congressman, he stood up to the isolationists in the Republican leadership, promoting a vigorous role for America in the world. Later, as House minority leader and as president, he challenged the right wing of his party, refusing to bend to their vision of confrontation with the Communist world. And after the fall of Saigon, Ford also overruled his advisers by allowing Vietnamese refugees to enter the United States, arguing that to do so was the humane thing to do. Brinkley draws on exclusive interviews with Ford and on previously unpublished documents (including a remarkable correspondence between Ford and Nixon stretching over four decades), fashioning a masterful reassessment of Gerald R. Ford's presidency and his underappreciated legacy to the nation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:48965537

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Gerald Ford (1913- ). by Anonim Pdf

Carl Gehrman presents an outline of the life and presidency of U.S. President Gerald Ford (1913- ). The outline highlights Ford's education, occupations, and the major events of the administration. Ford became president following the resignation of Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994).

Author : Megan M. Gunderson
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781098212131

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Gerald Ford by Megan M. Gunderson Pdf

This biography introduces readers to Gerald Ford including his early political career and key events from Ford's administration including the Watergate scandal, pardon of former President Richard Nixon, and the Vietnam War. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Scott Kaufman
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780700625000

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Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party by Scott Kaufman Pdf

Within eight turbulent months in 1974 Gerald Ford went from the United States House of Representatives, where he was the minority leader, to the White House as the country's first and only unelected president. His unprecedented rise to power, after Richard Nixon's equally unprecedented fall, has garnered the lion's share of scholarly attention devoted to America's thirty-eighth president. But Gerald Ford's (1913–2006) life and career in and out of Washington spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party captures for the first time the full scope of Ford's long and remarkable political life. The man who emerges from these pages is keenly ambitious, determined to climb the political ladder in Washington, and loyal to his party but not a political ideologue. Drawing on interviews with family and congressional and administrative officials, presidential historian Scott Kaufman traces Ford's path from a Depression-era childhood through service in World War II to entry into Congress shortly after the Cold War began. He delves deeply into the workings of Congress and legislative–executive relations, offering insight into Ford's role as the House minority leader in a time of conservative insurgency in the Republican Party. Kaufman's account of the Ford presidency provides a new perspective on how human rights figured in the making of U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era, and how environmental issues figured in the making of domestic policy. It also presents a close look at the 1976 presidential election—emphasizing the significance of image in that contest—and extensive coverage of Ford's post-presidency. In sum, Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party is the most comprehensive political biography of Gerald Ford and will become the definitive resource on the thirty-eighth president of the United States.

Author : James Cannon
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780472029464

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Gerald R. Ford by James Cannon Pdf

“Not since Harry Truman succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt twenty-nine years earlier had the American people known so little about a man who had stepped forward from obscurity to take the oath of office as President of the United States.” —from Chapter 4 This is a comprehensive narrative account of the life of Gerald Ford written by one of his closest advisers, James Cannon. Written with unique insight and benefiting from personal interviews with President Ford in his last years, Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Lifeis James Cannon’s final look at the simple and honest man from the Midwest.

Author : David R. Collins
Publisher : Garrett Educational
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0944483658

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Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States by David R. Collins Pdf

Presents the life of Gerald Ford, including his childhood, education, employment, and political career.

Author : Harold Ford, Jr.
Publisher : Crown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307452153

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More Davids Than Goliaths by Harold Ford, Jr. Pdf

Harold Ford Jr. has long distinguished himself as a charismatic, results-oriented politician with fresh ideas. His career began at age 26 after he won his father’s Congressional seat, serving his Tennessee district for ten years. He stepped into the national spotlight with his electric keynote at the 2000 Democratic National Convention, and in 2006 his reputation was further shaped during the closest Senate race in Tennessee’s history, which he lost. Ford feels passionately that our country’s best days are ahead, and in More Davids Than Goliaths, he presents his mission statement for America. Reflecting on what he’s learned from his extended political family, the slings and arrows of the campaign trail, and those across our nation who inspire him, More Davids Than Goliaths explains Ford’s conviction, “At its best, leadership in government can solve, inspire, and heal.” Along the way, Ford reminds us that in America, there are more Davids than Goliaths, more solutions than problems, more that unites us than divides us.

Author : Lisa McCubbin
Publisher : Gallery Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501164750

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Betty Ford by Lisa McCubbin Pdf

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Five Presidents and The Kennedy Detail comes an “insightful and beautifully told look into the life of one of the most public and admired first ladies” (Publishers Weekly)—Betty Ford. Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer is the inspiring story of an ordinary Midwestern girl thrust onto the world stage and into the White House under extraordinary circumstances. Setting a precedent as First Lady, Betty Ford refused to be silenced by her critics as she publicly championed equal rights for women, and spoke out about issues that had previously been taboo—breast cancer, depression, abortion, and sexuality. Privately, there were signs something was wrong. After a painful intervention by her family, she admitted to an addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs. Her courageous decision to speak out publicly sparked a national dialogue, and in 1982, she co-founded the Betty Ford Center, which revolutionized treatment for alcoholism and inspired the modern concept of recovery. Lisa McCubbin also brings to light Gerald and Betty Ford’s sweeping love story: from Michigan to the White House, until their dying days, their relationship was that of a man and woman utterly devoted to one another other—a relationship built on trust, respect, and an unquantifiable chemistry. Based on intimate interviews with her children, Susan Ford Bales and Steven Ford, as well as family, friends, and colleagues, Betty Ford is “a vivid picture of a singularly influential woman” (Bookpage).

Author : United States. Congress. House. Judiciary Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P011350085

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Nomination of Gerald R. Ford to be the Vice President of the United States by United States. Congress. House. Judiciary Committee Pdf