President Gerald R. Ford
Below
are answers to frequently
asked
questions regarding
the
funeral services for
President
Ford. More information
will be added as it
becomes available.
If
you
do
not
see your question
below, please
e-mail the
Library's
reference staff.
1.
How can I send condolences
to the Ford family?
Condolences
to the Ford family
can
be sent to the office
of President Ford at:
P.O. Box 927, Rancho
Mirage, CA 92270
Condolences
and condolence books
can also be mailed the
Gerald R. Ford Library
at 1000 Beal Ave., Ann
Arbor, MI 48109 or the
Gerald R. Ford Museum
at 303 Pearl St. NW,
Grand Rapids, MI 49504.
2.
Where can I find the
eulogies given during
the funeral services
for President Ford?
Eulogies
delivered at the funeral
services for President
Ford have been posted
to the Library’s
website and can be
viewed here.
3.
Where can I find information
regarding the funeral
services (e.g. performers,
speakers, passages
read, songs that were
sung)?
Order
of ceremony at the
U.S. Capitol Rotunda
Order
of ceremony at the
National Cathedral
Order
of
the
arrival ceremony
at the Gerald R. Ford
Museum, Grand
Rapids, MI
Order
of
the
funeral services
at Grace Episcopal
Church, Grand Rapids,
MI
4.
Who served
as honorary
pallbearers
for
the funeral
services
in both
Washington,
D.C.
and in
Grand
Rapids,
MI?
Pallbearers
for the services in
Washington, D.C.
Pallbearers
for
the
services
in Grand
Rapids,
MI
5.
Where
can I find
information
about
the military's
role in
presidential
funeral
planning,
the
names
of the
military personnel
and/or
information
about
the
service
branches
that participated
in the
funeral?
Presidential
funerals are planned
in cooperation with
the
Military District of
Washington. More
information about their
role in Presidential
funerals is available
through
the
Military District of
Washington's Public
Affairs Office. They
can be contacted at
(202)
685-4644; or
visit
their
website at: http://www.mdw.army.mil/
6.
How can I get a condolence
card?
Tribute
cards
from the services in
Washington, D.C.
will be available
for purchase through
the
Ford
Museum Gift Store.
For
more
information
please
contact
the
Gift
Store
at 616-254-0368
or via
e-mail
at ford.museum@nara.gov
In
addition, funeral programs
from services at the
National Cathedral
in Washington, D.C.
can be ordered online
here
7.
Will a DVD of the
funeral services be
available to the public?
The
C-Span DVD showing
highlights
of
the funeral services
is
available for purchase
at the
Museum's Gift Store
and
online at the National
Archives e-store for
$24.95.
Also
available is the
WOOD-TV DVD "Gerald
R. Ford:
A Final Farewell" for
$17.95 at the
Museum Gift Store.
For
more
information please
contact
the
Gift
Store
at 616-254-0368
or via
e-mail
at ford.museum@nara.gov
8.
Can you tell me how
many people paid their
respects to President
Ford during the funeral
services?
Nearly
50,000 people signed
the Condolence Books
on the grounds of
the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Museum
in Grand Rapids and
Library in Ann Arbor
beginning at 1:30
AM on Wednesday, December
27, 2006, through
5:00 PM Thursday, January
4, 2007.
An
estimated 36,000 visited
the U.S. Capital Rotunda
as President Ford lay
in State.
As
President Ford lay
in
repose
at
the
Museum,
Tuesday afternoon through
Wednesday morning,
some 62,000 people paid
their
respects, including
the estimated 57,000
people
who entered the queue
through DeVos
Place and waited patiently
in line.
In
addition, an estimated
75,000 people lined
the streets of Grand
Rapids to welcome President
Ford home on
January 2, 2007 and
during the funeral
services on January
3, 2007.
9.
How do I obtain a
copy of the 56 page
special edition of
the Grand Rapids
Press that covers
funeral events?
A copy
of the
special
edition
can be
purchased
at the
Museum's
Gift Store.
For more
information
please
contact
the Gift
Store
at 616-254-0368
or via
e-mail
at ford.museum@nara.gov
10.
When was
the conclusion
of the
official
period
of mourning
for President
Ford?
The official
period
of mourning
ended
at sundown
on Thursday
January
25, 2007.
At this
time flags
were to
be returned
to full
staff.
Pictures
of the
ceremony
held at
the Ford
Museum
in Grand
Rapids
that
marked
the end
of the
mourning
period,
are available
on our
website
here.
Last
Updated: April 26,
2007