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Politics Jan 09

WATCH: Gerald Ford’s son reads former president’s eulogy to Jimmy Carter

By Hannah Grabenstein

Politics Jan 06

File photo of former US President Gerald Ford in Washington
Jimmy Carter was an outlier with other former presidents but formed a friendship for the ages with Gerald Ford

As a member of the elite, informal club of U.S. presidents past and present, Jimmy Carter was uniquely positioned to do important work for his successors, whether Democrat or Republican.

By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

World Nov 30

Henry Kissinger Looking at Glasses
Examining the legacy of the enduring, polarizing Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at age 100, was an American original. And like many who merit that description, he was not born in the United States.

By Michael D. Mosettig

Politics Nov 29

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrives for a memorial service for late Social Democratic senior politician Egon Bahr at St. Mary's Church in Berlin, Germany, September 17, 2015. Egon Bahr, an eminent German Social Democrat who with late Chancellor Willy Brandt forged a policy of rapprochement with Communist Eastern Europe known as "Ostpolitik" during the Cold War, died at the age of 93 on August 20, 2015. Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of power, Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize.

By Nancy Benac, Associated Press

Nation Jul 17

Watch 5:59
How Justice John Paul Stevens hoped to be remembered

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died Tuesday at age 99. Stevens grew up in Chicago, served in the Navy and as a law clerk and worked in private practice before becoming a federal appeals judge in 1970. Five…

Jan 30

The word nearly every president uses to describe the state of the union

By Lisa Desjardins

President Gerald Ford was the first to turn the title of the State of the Union address into a hallmark phrase with a verb.

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Sep 30

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Trump alleges former Miss Universe starred in sex tape

By PBS News Hour

On Friday, Donald Trump’s campaigning began long before he reached President Gerald Ford's Michigan tomb, where he was slated to speak. He unleashed a slew of early morning tweets maligning Alicia Machado, a former Miss Universe he had previously mocked…

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Dec 08

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White House Pets During the Holidays

By Larisa Epatko

From Bo lookalikes planted around the White House, to one of the Fords' puppies snacking on an ornament, view photos of the White House pets through the years at holiday time.

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Nov 23

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From Lincoln to Obama: The White House Celebrates Thanksgiving

By Jason Kane

A meal shared by Pilgrims and American Indians might get most of the credit for the creation of Thanksgiving, but it was Abraham Lincoln who officially proclaimed the last Thursday in November a holiday, back in 1864. This slide show…

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Jul 08

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Activist and First Lady Betty Ford Dies at Age 93

By Larisa Epatko

Betty Ford -- wife of President Gerald Ford, advocate for breast cancer awareness and activist for women's issues -- died Friday with her children around her at age 93.

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