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Additional Reading
Fordās papers are collected in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Gerald R. Ford, 6 vol. (1975ā79), covering 1974ā77. Biographical studies include Jerald F. terHorst, Gerald Ford and the Future of the Presidency (1974); Edward L. Schapsmeier and Frederick H. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Fordās Date with Destiny: A Political Biography (1989); and James Cannon, Time and Chance: Gerald Fordās Appointment with History (1994), which focuses primarily on Fordās life and career between 1968 and 1976. Richard Reeves, A Ford, Not a Lincoln (1975), is a critical account of the early days of the Ford administration. John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford (1995), examines Fordās congressional service and his tenure as president. Books dealing with the Nixon and Ford presidencies include A. James Reichley (James Reichley), Conservatives in an Age of Change: The Nixon and Ford Administrations (1981), a study of the effects of conservative ideology on policy making; and John Robert Greene, The Limits of Power: The Nixon and Ford Administrations (1992), which deals with the domestic and foreign policies of the two administrations. A collection of essays by many who were part of the Ford administration, including one by the former president himself, is presented in Bernard J. Firestone and Alexej Ugrinsky (eds.), Gerald R. Ford and the Politics of Post-Watergate America, 2 vol. (1993). John Robert Green (compiler), Gerald R. Ford (1994), is an annotated bibliography.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Jul 10, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ScholarWorks at GVSU - Gerald Ford's leadership (PDF). | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Revised outdated section on Ford's pardon of Nixon, added cross-reference. | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| Corrected the spelling of Forrest David Mathews' name. | May 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum - Gerald R. Ford. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| Added an interactive timeline of the Ford presidency. | Aug 06, 2024 | ||
| Updated caption; added cross-reference to the Watergate legacy article. | Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Football Foundation - Gerald R. Ford. | Jun 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation. | Mar 05, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 04, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Mar 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Gerald R. Ford. | Dec 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Pulitzer Prizes - What Gerald R. Ford did for his country. | Aug 24, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| Removed cross-reference. | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Expanded the description of the Mayaguez incident. | Feb 12, 2020 | ||
| Added an overview video of his presidency. | Oct 12, 2018 | ||
| Removed misleading statement about his first act in office from the opening paragraph. | Sep 14, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | May 10, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of Gerald R. Ford. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of Gerald Ford. | Aug 25, 2014 | ||
| Changed title from "Gerald R. Ford" to "Gerald Ford". | Apr 28, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Senate - Biography of Gerald R. Ford. | Feb 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Gerald R. Ford Jr. | Feb 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Biography of Gerald R. Ford, Jr. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of Gerald R. Ford. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Gerald R. Ford. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Gerald Ford the 38th President of US. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Added timeline. | Apr 15, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 14, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 14, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. | Jan 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. | Jan 25, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 29, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 08, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 07, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Miller Center - Gerald Ford. | Jun 21, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 28, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 11, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |