Pres. Ford
Being a peacetime vet.(76'-78')My commander in chief has passed on.Angel share for the Pres.!And a big WooooHooo for his memory.Thats all,I was just saddened by his passing REB
a good man
I have a pic of President Ford shaking hands with my Dad back in the 80's ...a real treasure. Interesting story infact (at least to me) ...Dad was playing a round of golf at a course in the Denver area. All of a sudden 3 - 4 golf carts came charging full speed down the fairway looking kind of official. My Dad backed off the fairway to allow the carts to pass. The last of 4 carts pulled up along side of him and to his amazement, it was Gerald Ford. President Ford got out of the cart and began apologizing to my Dad for interfering with his game. Naturally with 4 armed Secret Service Agents standing within a few feet of him my Dad just smiled and said ..."my pleasure, play through !!" Just so happened my Dad's golf partner had a camera and asked if he could take a pic of them. Pic was snapped and Ford proceeded on with his game.
Before pulling off though, President Ford gave Dad a mailing address and said that he'd be happy to sign/autograph it for him. Long story short ...Dad sent off the pic and got it back a few weeks later signed and sealed (presidentially speaking).
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
The best non-elected pres!
My father could have been a double for President Ford. At the time my parents were living in the DC area and my father had gone to a client's home. He rang the doorbell and the younger daugther opened the door, looked at him, and yelled, "Mommy, the Presiden'ts here"
I always got a chuckle out that.
He really was a good man. Unfortunate that he took the helm right on the heels of a tough time. I saw him speak while sitting on my Dad's shoulders at Iowa State University in 1976. Chevy Chase had some nice words about him:http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22
That's my dog, Echo. He's a fine young dog.
Only president so far in my lifetime that didn't have something to hide.
Might be the last ...
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
Originally Posted by Footslogger
I'd put Carter in that league.
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Agreed ...serious omission on my part.
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
Good man
God Bless Gerald Ford, and condolences to Betty.
Everyone has a photographic memory. Not everyone has film.
Jimmy had to hide his brother!
Rebel Yell,
I have nothing but respect for the man. He was not my "Commander in Chief" while I served in the Army (I had everyone since then though, 78-04). I would have been honored to serve under him. Post Vietnam, post Nixon era, it was a difficult time for the country and the military back then. He did a good job. May he rest in peace. WB
Peace
The company he kept...
Rather interesting photo in this article. That's Rummy on the left, Cheney on the right, Ford in the middle.
the lion found his courage
Ford said this in 2001 as he accepted the “Profile in Courage” award ...
“Courage is not something to be gauged in a poll or located in a focus group. No adviser can spin it. No historian can backdate it. In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval.”
wise words, i believe.
dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
(howard zinn)
wowza!
what a great photo!
(is it just me, or do other people think cheney looked an awful lot like bob newhart? "this is my boss, george bush, and this is my OTHER boss, george bush ...")
dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
(howard zinn)
Odd, that, cuz I just love Bob Newhart.
History will remember him only as the man who pardoned Nixon.
The current trend toward hagiography is all well and good, but in the end the most important act of his entire life was to let Nixon off the hook.
Teej
"[ATers] represent three percent of our use and about twenty percent of our effort," retired Baxter Park Director Jensen Bissell.
[quote=TJ aka Teej;293134]History will remember him only as the man who pardoned Nixon.
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That and a rotten golf swing ....FOUR !!
Seriously though, I do believe that his legacy will include a reputation of honesty and integrity, both personally and professionally (politically)
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
And good old Tricky Dicky pardoned Lt William Calley so it all ties in together. I had a picture of the My Lai massacree on my locker in a USAF barracks in 1970 when I was in the service and I learned alot about the military, the government and my presidents from that one photo.
Its not often that TJ and I agree on political issues. I agree with his comment above.
I voted for Jimmy Carter because I felt strongly that Mr Ford should not have pardoned Nixon -- Nixon should have gone thru the court system and gotten whatever punishment he deserved.
The decision to pardon Nixon cost Ford the election.
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