Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum

Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
Events and Exhibits Calendar

For information on events at the Ford Museum (Grand Rapids, Michigan) call (616) 254-0400

For information on events at the Ford Library (Ann Arbor, Michigan) call
(734) 205-0555
Support for programming provided by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.

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EXHIBITS

The Remarkable Lives and Times of Gerald and Betty Ford
In the Lobby

ANN ARBOR -- Mrs. Ford's life is celebrated with a special exhibit featuring meticulous reproductions of three historic dresses, plus artifacts and photos. President Ford's life is told through a permanent exhibit of over 100 seldom-seen documents and photos, plus a biographical film. Visitors also can see the office Mr. Ford used during his post-presidential visits to the Library. This lobby exhibit in Ann Arbor has free admission.

Read My Pins
The Madeleine Albright Collection
January 27 - April 21, 2013

GRAND RAPIDS -- During her career in public service, Madeleine Albright famously used her jewelry to communicate diplomatic messages. Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection reveals an intriguing story of American history and foreign policy as told through Secretary Albright's jeweled pins.

Growing up Grand
May 7, 2013 - January 2014

GRAND RAPIDS -- Follow Gerald Ford from his birth in Nebraska, to his growing up in Grand Rapids, to his graduation from the University of Michigan. A first-of-its-kind look at the making of our 38th president.

SPEAKERS, PROGRAMS AND FORUMS

Scott Wilson
“Chiseling Small Cracks in a Cement Wall:
Covering the White House in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and the Permanent Campaign"
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

ANN ARBOR -- Join Scott Wilson, White House Correspondent for the Washington Post, as he discusses covering one of the most competitive, important and exciting beats in journalism – the presidency. Wilson will describe the difficulties in covering such a closed institution and a private president and examine how the White House media operation has changed to an in-house machine in service of the president and his agenda.

Scott Wilson will also examine the dizzying array of modern mass media, and how White House journalists are challenged by competing imperatives of speed and spice in this hyper-competitive Internet age, reigning in news that is fast-moving, staged, and often superficial, and yielding even-handed analysis of the presidency.

Scott Wilson is the Winner of the 2011 Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency.

A reception will follow the program. Free Admission. Open Seating. Free parking.

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DEADLINES, GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Gerald R. Ford Foundation Research Travel Grants
September 15 Annually
March 15 Annually
ANN ARBOR -- Application deadline. The Gerald R. Ford Foundation awards several research travel grants of up to $2,000 each in support of research in the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. A grant defrays travel, living, and photocopy expenses of a research trip to the Ford Library. More information.

Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter
April 10 Annually
ANN ARBOR -- Application deadline. A grant of $5000 is awarded annually to support dissertation research on any aspect of the United States political process during the latter part of the 20th century. More information.

Last Updated: January 16, 2013

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