Ford Inauguration Anniversary: How a President Can Make a Positive Difference in Our World | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Type: Public event
Series: Election issues

Ford Inauguration Anniversary: How a President Can Make a Positive Difference in Our World

Mike Ford, Steve Ford, and Carla Hills Speak about President Ford as the Clock Marks Exact Moments in Presidential History

Speaker

Steve Ford, Mike Ford, Carla Hills

Date & time

Aug 9, 2024, 11:00 am EDT

Location

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
303 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
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  • 11:35 a.m., August 9, 1974. Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States.
  • 12:03 p.m., August 9, 1974. Gerald R. Ford swears in as 38th President of the U.S.

Join us as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Gerald R. Ford being the sole person to serve as president without being elected as president or vice president.

President Ford wasn’t only special for his unprecedented journey to office. While he made history on August 9, 1974, he was more than a footnote in the book of political firsts.

Three witnesses to Ford’s incredible work as president will share their memories of that historic day, and the ways they saw Gerald R. Ford making a positive difference in our world. Mike and Steve Ford, the president’s sons, had a front seat to their father’s work. Carla Hills, only the third woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Ford and was a keen observer of his leadership, compassion, and work ethic.