The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is a repository located on the north campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The library houses archival materials on the life, career, and presidency of Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States. The majority of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library collection is made up of presidential and White House staff papers from 1974-1977. Papers from Betty Ford, additional pre- and post-presidential papers, research interviews and papers, as well as various Federal records are also included in the collection.
Welcome to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Gerald Ford’s football helmet
“The Players” sculpture by Michaele Duffy
President Ford’s visit with the Duffy family
U-M retired President Ford’s football jersey number
President Ford attended the groundbreaking of the Ford School of Public Policy
President Ford speaking at U-M
U-M remembered President Ford on Sept. 28, 2007
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo with a Wolverine sculpture
Ford joined the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity in 1932
He graduated with a B.A. in Economics in 1935
In 1965, he was featured in a souvenir for the Mich-MSU game
President Ford at the game
President Ford gave the spring commencement address in 1974
In 1977, he was given the title of adjunct professor
In 1981, he celebrated the opening of the Ford Presidential Library
In 1984, Presidents Ford and Carter discussed U.S. and Soviet relations
President Ford’s jersey no. 48 was retired
In 2003, he spoke at the site of the new Ford School of Public Policy
Betty Ford exhibit
She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Betty Ford display case
Betty Ford pins
Ford lunchbox
In 1931, Ford graduated from U of M
Betty attended the Bennington College School of Dance
In 1948, Ford ran for the U.S. House of Representatives
Betty Ford became First Lady after Richard Nixon’s resignation
Betty on the cover of “Newsweek” magazine
Betty speaking at International Women’s Year event in Cleveland
Betty received an honorary degree from U-M in 1976
Mrs. Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital in 1978
Mrs. Ford established the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Mrs. Ford accepts the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Mrs. Ford bowing at her husband’s casket
President Ford speaking on top of a car
President Ford’s No. 48 jersey
President Ford with U-M coach Bo Schembechler
Ford speaking at the National Pro Football Hall of Fame in Ohio
President Ford’s office at the library
His desk was left untouched since his last visit
Portrait of President Ford
Presidents Clinton and Ford
Ford announces “the state of the Union is not good.”
“Nixon Resigns” on the cover of the New York Times
President Ford with Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party at the USSR
In 1952, Ford urged Eisenhower to enter the presidential race
Overview of the Ford Library
Betty Ford portrait
President Ford’s burial at his museum in Grand Rapids
