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“God has been good to America, especially
during difficult times. At the time of the Civil War,
he gave us Abraham Lincoln. And at the time of
Watergate, he gave us Gerald Ford—the right
man at the right time who was able to put our
nation back together again.”
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speaker of the house, democrat–massachusetts
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a legacy of integrity
campaign for the legacy of gerald r. ford
honorary co-chairs
William T. Coleman Jr.
Richard M. DeVos
Carla A. Hills
Frederik G.H. Meijer
campaign co-chairs
Red Cavaney
Peter F. Secchia
Sanford I. Weill
David G. Frey
Terrence O’Donnell
Henry A. Kissinger
gerald r. ford presidential foundation
trustees
Martin J. Allen Jr.
John G. Baab
James A. Baker III
Susan Ford Bales
Vaden F. Bales
Robert E. Barrett
Benton L. Becker
Lee C. Bollinger
David A. Brandon
Robert W. Browne
James H. Cavanaugh
Red Cavaney
Richard B. Cheney
Mary Sue Coleman
William T. Coleman Jr.
Douglas DeVos
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executive director
Joseph S. Calvaruso
library/museum director
Elaine K. Didier
Richard M. DeVos*
John M. Engler
G. Richard Katzenbach
Richard D. Parsons
Roger B. Porter
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Michael G. Ford
Richard A. Ford
Steven M. Ford
David G. Frey
Danny R. Gaydou
Alan Greenspan
Robert P. Griffin
James P. Hackett
Ralph W. Hauenstein*
Carla A. Hills
Roderick M. Hills
David C. Hoogendoorn
Robert L. Hooker
Robert D. Hynes
Thomas E. Kauper
David H. Kennerly
Henry A. Kissinger
John O. Marsh, Jr.
Robin B. Martin
F. David Mathews
Stephen McConahey
M. Peter McPherson
Frederik G.H. Meijer*
Hendrick G. Meijer
Mark A. Murray
Terrence O’Donnell
Paul H. O’Neill
Seymour K. Padnos*
Leon W. Parma
Brent Scowcroft
Peter F. Secchia
Frank A. Ursomarso
Steve Van Andel
Sanford I. Weill
Ronald N. Weiser
Gregory D. Willard
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Campaign for the Legacy of Gerald R. Ford
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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
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[email protected]
303 Pearl Street NW Grand Rapids Michigan 49504
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geraldrfordfoundation.org