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Recent Events at the Gerald R. Ford Library
and Museum
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Norm Coleman
Ty Cobb: The Greatest Player Who Ever Played The Game
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS -- Norm Coleman brought "The Georgia Peach" Ty Cobb to life in his one-man show at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids. |
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Dale Van Atta
Behind the Scenes in the Nixon/Ford White House: Machiavellian Maneuvers
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:30 p.m
GRAND RAPIDS -- Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist Dale Van Atta spoke on the Nixon and Ford Administrations. Van Atta wrote the first-ever biography of Melvin Laird, Nixon's Secretary of Defense. A book signing and reception followed.
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Mel Marmer
Baseball and Our Presidents
Saturday, October 4, 2008 2:00 p.m.
Grand Rapids -- Mel Marmer, a retired Cincinnati attorney and lifetime baseball fan, combines his interest in U.S. Presidential history
and baseball to present an educational and entertaining program, which will be appealing to Museum visitors who are fans of our two national pastimes: baseball and the Presidency.
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Grand Rapids -- President of the Baseball Hall
of Fame Jeff Idelson shared stories about baseball and baseball players
in a talk on August 7, 2008, at the Ford
Museum in Grand Rapids. The talk celebrated
the opening of the Museum's exhibit Born
to Play Ball (August 7, 2008
- January 4, 2009).
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Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at the Tomb of
President Gerald R. Ford
July 14, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 14, 2008 - In commemorations of the 95th birthday
of President Gerald R. Ford, individual wreaths from President George
W. Bush, Mrs. Betty Ford and the Ford Family were placed at President
Ford's Tomb on the ground of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in
Grand Rapids, Michigan during a ceremony earlier.
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Simon Lecture by Richard
Norton Smith
July 13, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS -- Richard Norton Smith delivers the
2008 Simon Lecture at the Gerald R. Ford Museum. The lecture was titled
"What Would Jerry Do?".
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Three Millionth Visitor
June 17, 2008
Museum Director, Elaine K. Didier welcomes
the Museum's Three Millionth visitors on Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Cindy
Lund (in green) was given an autographed copy of President Ford's autobiography. Susan
Bales Ford and Steven Ford called Lund to congratulate her. Also photographed
are Museum Director Elaine Didier, Steve Lund, Connie Dieleman and her
children Angela and Daniel.
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David
Hume Kennerly
May 14, 2008
Grand Rapids -- Lead White House photographer, David Hume Kennerly
shared stories about photographs taken during the Ford Administration
in a talk on May 14, 2008 at the Ford Museum in Grand Rapids.
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Tim Naftali
April 21, 2008
Grand Rapids -- Tim Naftali, Director of the Richard M. Nixon Presidential
Library, discussed
his new book "The Suprising Presidency of George H.W. Bush," on April
21st at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids.
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John Schwarzlose
April 16, 2008
ANN ARBOR — In celebration of Mrs. Ford’s
90th birthday in April, Betty Ford Center Director John Schwarzlose spoke
about the legacy of the institution to which she has been forever linked
as its co-founder and chairman.
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Robin Wright
April 9, 2008
ANN ARBOR — Robin Wright, Middle East
correspondent for the Washington Post, spoke about her new book Dreams
and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East.
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Visiting
the Lincolns
February 19, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS -- An evening with the Lincolns.
With Michael Krebs and Debra Ann Miller as President and Mary Lincoln.
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Diana
Walker
February 12, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS -- Diana Walker, photojournalist, opened
a Museum exhibit of photos spanning 30 years of White House life. The
exhibit runs through April 27, 2008. |
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Kasey Pipes
January 30, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS -- Kasey Pipes spoke about his latest book,
"Ike's Final Battle". The event was co-sponsored by the Hauenstein Center for
Presidential Studies. |
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David Hume Kennerly
January 22, 2008
ANN ARBOR -- David Hume Kennerly, Pulitizer-Prize
winning photojournalist and personal photographer to President Gerald R. Ford,
opened a Library exhibit of photos from his new book, Extraordinary Circumstances: The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford. The exhibit runs through March 15. |
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