Sep
9
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
On September 8 and September 9, 2023, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is hosting a conference to coincide with the exhibition A Heartbeat Away: The American Vice-Presidency. The conference will feature an array of speakers ranging from Vice-Presidential scholars to Vice-…
Sep
8
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
On September 8 and September 9, 2023, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is hosting a conference to coincide with the exhibition A Heartbeat Away: The American Vice-Presidency. The conference will feature an array of speakers ranging from Vice-Presidential scholars to Vice-…
Aug
28
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum has created a small, orginal temporary exhibit, Gerald Ford, the 25th Amendment, and the American Vice-Presidency, to honor the 50th anniversary of Ford’s historic Vice-Presidency. Using original artifacts and documents…
Aug
9
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum has created an original temporary exhibit, A Heartbeat Away: The American Vice-Presidency, to honor the 50th anniversary of Ford’s historic Vice-Presidency. On December 6, 1973, Ford became the nation’s fortieth Vice…
May
28
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
The exhibit displays forty instruments that serve as touchpoints to connect visitors with significant moments in America’s history and culture—from the earliest Spanish invasion to the nation’s modern status as a global superpower. The artifacts are…
Feb
22
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation in welcoming University of Michigan musicology and American Culture professor Mark Clague to recount the history of “The Star Spangled Banner” and how its meaning…
Feb
17
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Join the Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum in welcoming Reverend Robert B. Jones Sr. for an evening of music in conjunction with the new feature exhibit on display at the Ford Museum. America at the…
Feb
16
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Curator Mirelle Luecke will speak about how the museum's collection -- both what it has and what it doesn't have -- shed light on this moment in history.No reservation required. The talk will be held in the DeVos Learning Center.
Jan
27
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and Library & Museum in welcoming Dick Boak to open America at the Crossroads: The GUITAR and A Changing Nation. As an author, historian, and guitar builder for Martin guitars, Dick Boak will bring these instruments to life.A…
Jan
27
2023
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
The exhibit displays forty instruments that serve as touchpoints to connect visitors with significant moments in America’s history and culture—from the earliest Spanish invasion to the nation’s modern status as a global superpower. The artifacts are…