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In an series of private interviews, conducted over sixteen years with the stipulation that they not be released until after his death, the 38th President of the United States reveals a profoundly different side of himself: funny, reflective, gossipy, strikingly candid. In 1974, journalist DeFrank, then a young correspondent for Newsweek, was interviewing Vice President Gerald R. Ford when Ford blurted out something indiscreet, came around his desk,...
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The late President Gerald R. Ford gives direct rebuttal to the forty-years of conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and explains the many connections between key figures of his administration and key figures within American politics. His foreword is followed by a reissue of the Warren Commission report.
9) Gerald Ford
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"This biography introduces readers to Gerald Ford including his early political career and key events from Ford's administration including the Watergate scandal 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."--Provided by publisher.
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"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"--
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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Gerald R. Ford, thirty-eighth president of the United States. Includes a table of contents, time line, phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and detailed captions and sidebars to aid in comprehension.
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"In the wake of the Watergate scandal, the United States was coming apart. America had experienced a decade of tragic assassinations, followed by the unexpected resignation of first a Vice President and then a President of the United States. A new and dangerous cynicism swept the country--a mood that, in some ways, lingers today. Into that divide stepped an unexpected, unelected, and largely unknown American--Gerald R. Ford. Before taking office as...
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For many Americans, President Gerald Ford was the genial accident of history who controversially pardoned his Watergate-tarnished predecessor, presided over the fall of Saigon, and became a punching bag on Saturday Night Live. Yet as Richard Norton Smith reveals in a book full of surprises, Ford was an underrated leader whose tough decisions and personal decency look better with the passage of time. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and thousands...
14) Gerald Ford
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"Provides comprehensive information on President Gerald Ford and places him within his historical and cultural context. Also explored are the formative events of his times and how he responded"--Provided by publisher.
16) Gerald R. Ford
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A biography of the first president to be sworn into office as a result of his predecessor's resignation.
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"Today, a battle rages in our country. Many Americans are attracted to socialism and economic redistribution while opponents of those ideas argue for purer capitalism. In the 1960s, Americans sought the same goals many seek now: an end to poverty, higher standards of living for the middle class, a better environment and more access to health care and education. Then, too, we debated socialism and capitalism, public sector reform versus private sector...
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