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Gerald Rudolph Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford 1913-2006, 38th president of the United States (1974-77), b. Omaha, Nebr. He was originally named Leslie Lynch King, Jr., but his parents were divorced when he was two, and when his mother remarried he assumed the name of his stepfather. Admitted to the Michigan bar in 1941, he ... Read more
Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation philanthropic institution, established (1936) in Michigan by Henry Ford and his son, Edsel, for the general purpose of advancing human welfare. Until 1950 the foundation was involved in local philanthropic activities, mainly aiding the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and the Edison... Read more
Henry Ford
Henry Ford 1863-1947, American industrialist, pioneer automobile manufacturer, b. Dearborn, Mich. The Inception of the Ford Motor Company Ford showed mechanical aptitude at an early age and left (1879) his father's farm to work as an apprentice in a Detroit machine shop. He soon returned ... Read more
Ford Madox Ford
Ford Madox Ford 1873-1939, English author; grandson of Ford Madox Brown. He changed his name legally from Ford Madox Hueffer in 1919. The author of over 60 works including novels, poems, criticism, travel essays, and reminiscences, Ford also edited the English Review (1908-11) and the Transatlan... Read more
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, gypsum, and gravel. Furniture manufactu... Read more
ford
ford shallow place in a body of water, especially a river, that may be crossed by wading. Around the crossings habitually forded, cities sprang up; hence fords came to be the sites of numerous river towns. They have been of particular importance in migrations and in the deployment of armies in camp... Read more
Iva Toguri D'Aquino
Iva Toguri D'Aquino 1916-2006, American citizen of Japanese descent, best-known of some dozen women who, during World War II, made English propaganda broadcasts to American troops on Radio Tokyo; b. Los Angeles as Iva Ikuko Togura. Seductive-voiced, playing popular American tunes, and attempting to... Read more
Andrew Newell Wyeth
Andrew Newell Wyeth , 1917-, American painter, b. Chadds Ford, Pa. Wyeth's work has been enormously popular and critically acclaimed since his first one-man show in 1937. He was trained by his father, the noted illustrator N. C. Wyeth . The places and people of Chadds Ford and Cushing, Maine, are h... Read more
speleology
speleology , systematic exploration of caves , popularly called spelunking. It includes the measuring and mapping of caves and reporting on the flora and fauna found in them. One application of speleology is the tracing of the movement of underground waters to prevent water pollution. Bibliog... Read more
Ford Madox Brown
Ford Madox Brown 1821-93, English historical painter, b. Calais, France. Although closely affiliated with the Pre-Raphaelites in London, he never joined the brotherhood. Examples of his paintings are Work (1852-63; Manchester Art Gall.); The Last of England (1855; Birmingham Gall.); and his ser... Read more

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Ford, Gerald R.
Encyclopedia entry from: Presidents: A Reference History Gerald R. Ford Herbert S. Parmet AT...Vice President and Mrs. Gerald Ford. She held the Bible...has written that if Ford "saw a school kid in...a school-lunch bill." Ford's own beginnings were...July 1913, he became Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., when his divorced... Read more
Ford, Gerald
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...in 1915. There Dorothy married Gerald R. Ford, a local merchant, who adopted...Party ; Vietnam War . Bibliography Gerald R. Ford , A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford , 1979. A. James Reichley , Conservatives... Read more
Ford, Gerald Rudolph
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...Appropriations Committee until 1965. Ford supported large defense budgets and...assassination of President john f. kennedy, Ford was selected to serve on the warren...investigate Kennedy's murder. Later, Ford coauthored a book supporting the Warren...gunman Lee Harvey Oswald. In 1963, Ford became ... Read more
Gerald Rudolph Ford
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Convention in 1968 and 1972. In Oct., 1973, Ford was nominated by President Richard...25th Amendment. As vice president, Ford traveled widely around the country...when Nixon resigned on Aug. 9, 1974, Ford became president. He pledged to continue...To deal with the economic recession, Ford proposed ... Read more
Betty Ford
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Betty Ford Betty Ford (born 1918) was thrust into the public...After leaving the White House in 1977, Ford battled alcoholism and drug dependency...serve as chairman of the board. Betty Ford wanted to be a dancer, a wife and a...compelled to publicly acknowledge. Betty Ford was born Elizabeth ... Read more
Donald Harold Rumsfeld
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...was a Navy pilot, President Gerald Ford's Secretary of Defense, President Ford's White House Chief of Staff...serve as chairman of President Gerald R. Ford's transition team, and stayed on as President Ford's White House chief of staff... Read more
Mayaguez Incident
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...forty‐member crew. President Gerald Ford labeled the action piracy. After the...unsuccessful end of the Vietnam War , Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger...War Powers Resolution of 1973, the Ford administration had notified Congress...some historians have characterized Ford's ... Read more
Buchanan, Patrick Joseph
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...three presidents — Richard M. Nixon, gerald r. ford, and Ronald Reagan — before running...generation, notably Senator jesse helms (R N.C.) and President Reagan, Buchanan began...remained in the White House under President Ford until 1975. Between 1975 and 1985, Buchanan... Read more
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging ...Income Security Act (ERISA) was signed into law by President Gerald Ford on Labor Day, 2 September 1974. This landmark law provides...but reform came slowly. U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-New York) introduced the first broad-scale pension reform... Read more
Watergate
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...1974, prevented his impeachment by the Senate. President gerald r. ford's pardon of Nixon one month later prevented any criminal...have his chief aides — John D. Ehrlichman and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman — "stonewall" prosecutors. The... Read more

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Ford, Gerald R(udolph)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Ford, Gerald R(udolph) (1913– ) US Republican statesman, 38th President of the USA (1974–77). He became President on the resignation of Richard NIXON in the wake of the Watergate affair. The free pardon he granted Nixon two months later aroused controversy. Read more
Ford, Harrison
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Wisconsin. Family: Married 1) Mary (Ford), sons: Willard, Benjamin; 2) the screenwriter...Falfa) 1974 The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola) (as Martin Stett) 1976 Dynasty...Tommy Lillard); Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola) (as Colonel); More American...Dr. Norman Spencer) Publications By ... Read more
The Grapes of Wrath
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Joseph, and Michael Wilmington, John Ford , London, 1975. Sarris, Andrew, The John Ford Movie Mystery , London, 1976. Ford, Dan, Pappy: The Life of John Ford , Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1979. Sinclair, Andrew, John Ford: A Biography , London and New York...1980. Anderson, Lindsay, About ... Read more
The Godfather Trilogy
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Albert S. Ruddy; screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, from the novel...1974. Johnson, Robert K., Francis Ford Coppola , Boston, 1977. Pye, Michael...Jean-Paul, and Elizabeth Vincent, Francis Ford Coppola , Paris, 1984. Downing, David...London, 1984. Zuker, Joel S., Francis Ford ... Read more
Watergate
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...Nixon's impeachment by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on July 30, 1974. Before the impeachment trial could begin in the Senate, President Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, and Vice President Gerald R. Ford became President. Read more
The Big Heat
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Bakaleinikoff; costumes: Jean Louis. Cast: Glenn Ford ( David Bannion ); Gloria Grahame ( Debby...Underground U.S.A. , London, 1972. Mast, Gerald, The Comic Mind , Chicago, 1974; revised...Bright Lights , no. 14, 1995. Aldarondo, R., "Los sobornados," Nosferatu (Donostia-S... Read more
Africa, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...considerations. Henry A. Kissinger, secretary of state during the presidencies of Richard M. Nixon (1969 – 1974) and Gerald R. Ford (1974 – 1977), concluded that white minority rulers deserved support because they were sympathetic to U.S. interests... Read more
Freemasons
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...periods, and have held important positions in modern politics. Fourteen presidents have been freemasons, most recently Gerald R. Ford. George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benedict Arnold, all generals of the Continental Army, were freemasons... Read more
Air Force Academy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...their lives. Academy graduates through 1973 numbered 6,942, including 16 Rhodes scholars. On 7 October 1975 President Gerald R. Ford signed legislation that allowed women to enroll for the first time in all of the nation's service academies, including... Read more
Proclamation 4311: Nixon Pardoned (8 September 1974)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Spiro T. Agnew, Ford was the first...pardon was what Ford exchanged for...Saturday Night Live, Ford had very little...presidency of Gerald Ford. Laura M. Miller...THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of...ninety-ninth. GERALD R. FORD Read more

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A healing president and devoted Episcopalian.(Gerald R. Ford)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 1/23/2007; ; 700+ words ; FORMER PRESIDENT Gerald R. Ford, praised in death as a low-key healer...Episcopal connection was not perfunctory. Ford's care-filled ministry over many decades...August 1974 following Nixon's resignation, Ford said in a memorable line, Our long national... Read more
Pardon us, Mr. Ford.(Gerald R. Ford)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Washington Monthly; 6/1/2006; ; 297 words ; Thirty years ago, Gerald Ford was rejected by the American public when...pardoned Richard Nixon a month later, Ford had seemed to be on one of the most notable...appeared to solidify the esteem in which Ford was held. Even the liberal Arthur Schlesinger... Read more
Eulogy at the national funeral service for former President Gerald R. Ford.(Week Ending Friday, January 5, 2007)(Speech)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 1/8/2007; 700+ words ; ...Harbor was attacked in December 1941, Gerald Ford was an attorney fresh out of Yale...his wish was granted, and Lieutenant Ford was assigned to the aircraft carrier...the biggest battles of the Pacific. Gerald Ford showed his character in public office...name was a synonym for integrity: ... Read more
Remarks on the death of former President Gerald R. Ford from Crawford, Texas.(Week Ending Friday, December 29, 2006)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 1/1/2007; 291 words ; ...that former President Gerald R. Ford passed away last night...calm and steady hand, Gerald Ford came along when we needed...Americans will always admire Gerald Ford's unflinching performance...forever. May God bless Gerald Ford. NOTE: The President... Read more
Remembering Ford.(Gerald R. Ford)(In memoriam)
Magazine article from: Washington Monthly; 3/1/2007; ; 338 words ; I shared the warm feelings for Gerald Ford that were so evident in almost everyone...conspicuous part of her public persona. Gerald Ford was first and foremost a man of the...service, when Henry Kissinger praised Ford for having done such a great job... Read more
Memorandum on Reimbursement for Former President Gerald R. Ford Funeral Expenses.(Week Ending Friday, August 10, 2007)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 8/13/2007; ; 122 words ; ...Reimbursement for Former President Gerald R. Ford Funeral Expenses Pursuant to the...Unanticipated Needs: To Amount Gerald R. Ford Foundation, $230,600.08 Executive...funeral services for former President Gerald R. Ford. I hereby determine that this expenditure... Read more
Write it when I'm gone; remarkable off-the-record conversations with Gerald R. Ford.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2008; 114 words ; ...off-the-record conversations with Gerald R. Ford. DeFrank, Thomas M. Putnam...personal relationship with Gerald Ford from 1973 until May 2006...conventional biographies of Ford in that the tone is kept...the last 16 years of Ford's life, included the... Read more
Statement on the death of former President Gerald R. Ford.(Week Ending Friday, December 29, 2006)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 1/1/2007; 167 words ; December 26, 2006 Laura and I are greatly saddened by the passing of former President Gerald R. Ford. President Ford was a great American who gave many years of dedicated service to our country. On August 9, 1974, after a long career in the House...the Presidency in an hour of national turmoil and ... Read more
Proclamation 8093--announcing the death of Gerald R. Ford.(Week Ending Friday, December 29, 2006)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 1/1/2007; ; 476 words ; ...officially the death of Gerald R. Ford, the thirty-eighth President...Americans will always admire Gerald Ford's unflinching performance...Nation's memory. President Ford lived 93 years, and his...tribute to the memory of Gerald R. Ford, and as an expression... Read more
Proclamation 8094--National Day of mourning for Gerald R. Ford.(Week Ending Friday, December 29, 2006)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 1/1/2007; 182 words ; ...mark of respect to the memory of Gerald R. Ford, the thirty-eighth President of the...honor and tribute to the memory of Gerald R. Ford, and as an expression of public sorrow...homage to the memory of President Ford. I invite the people of the world... Read more