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SYN 10 10 74 US PRESIDENT FORD AND POLISH COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER GIEREK MEET IN WASHINGTON
Polish communist leader Edward Gierek concluded his official visit to the US by signing agreement with President Gerald Ford for the expansion of contacts between the two countries.
1. ms Ford and Gierek signing agreement, Ford speaking...
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SYND 4 11 74 FORD CAMPAIGNING IN KANSAS AND COLORADO
United States President, Gerald Ford, is on the campaign trail in Kansas and Colorado.
1. ms of the motorcade travelling along people lined streets
2. ws of Ford getting onto the plane
3. vs of Ford meeting with farmers onbaord the...
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SYND 31 1 75 PRIME MINISTER WILSON MEETS PRESIDENT FORD
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson on his official visit to the US meeting with President Gerald Ford
1. ws Ford, Wilson, Callaghan and Kissinger seated and talking
2. ms Wilson walks into room
3. ws Wilson talking to officials and...
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+4:3 US envoy resigns amid speculation he's eyeing the Oval Office
Washington, DC - 31 January 2011
1. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs walks to podium for the start of the daily briefing
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary:
"I've seen reporting on this today, and...
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SYND 26 6 74 FORD'S GOLF BALL HITS SPECTATOR
United States Vice President Gerald Ford playing golf and hitting a spectator on the head with his golf ball.
1. ms Ford tees off
2. ms of a spectator who is helped by police after being hit by Ford's ball
2. ms Ford tees off
Film: Pos...
Hearst Metrotone News
U.S. House Representative Gerald Ford nominates U.S. Congressman Charles A. Halleck for Speaker of the House for the 88th Congress.
U.S. House Representative Gerald Ford nominates U.S. Congressman Charles A. Halleck for Speaker of the House for the 88th Congress.
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Sale of Ceausescu memorabilia to mark his 100th birthday
A Romanian auction house is selling memorabilia that belonged to former Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu to mark what would have been his 100th birthday.
The "Golden Era" online auction kicks off on Wednesday evening...
Crash Course
Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise
Discover 1970s America in an incredibly engaging and enlightening manner with this resource, which primarily details the major economic landscape of the decade of the period and the volatile presidency of Jimmy Carter. Topics covered...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: 60 Second Presidents: Gerald Ford
Animated video [1:17] on the presidency of Gerald Ford. Students will enjoy the humorous style of this short piece. Supplemental materials for teachers and students include fact sheet with writing prompt and background essay.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Gerald Ford's Legacy as a Likable President
How will former President Gerald Ford be remembered? Listen to this commentary on Ford, "a personable, good-natured president." Includes clips of Ford speaking, from speeches and interviews. From NPR's "All Things Considered."
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: 10 Presidents One dictator/u.s. Cuba Policy
NPR provides a discussion about the different U.S. presidents who have served during Castro's rule in Cuba. Also discusses Washington's policy toward Cuba over several decades. The article is dated 8/4/06.
Other
Watergate.info: President Ford's Pardon of Richard Nixon
Check out this site from Watergate.info to read President Ford's 1974 public address announcing his decision to pardon Richard Nixon. The site includes Nixon's official response, as well as the text of Ford's official proclamation. Great...