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  • A0004-10. Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States by Chief Justice Warren Burger as Mrs. Ford looks on. August 9, 1974.
    A0004-10. Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States by Chief Justice Warren Burger as Mrs. Ford looks on. August 9, 1974.
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  • A0627-8A. President Ford announcing his pardon of Richard Nixon from the Oval Office. September 8, 1974.
    A0627-8A. President Ford announcing his pardon of Richard Nixon from the Oval Office. September 8, 1974.
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  • A1110-28A President Ford and Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld in the Oval Office. September 29, 1974.
    A1110-28A President Ford and Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld in the Oval Office. September 29, 1974.
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  • A1170-18A President and Mrs. Ford read a petition, signed by all 100 members of the United States Senate, in the President's Suite at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady's breast cancer surgery. October 2, 1974.
    A1170-18A President and Mrs. Ford read a petition, signed by all 100 members of the United States Senate, in the President's Suite at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, M...Show more
    A1170-18A President and Mrs. Ford read a petition, signed by all 100 members of the United States Senate, in the President's Suite at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady's breast cancer surgery. October 2, 1974. Show less
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  • A1201-27A - President and Mrs. Ford return to the President's Suite at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady’s breast cancer surgery. October 4, 1974.
    A1201-27A - President and Mrs. Ford return to the President's Suite at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady’s breast cancer surgery. Octobe...Show more
    A1201-27A - President and Mrs. Ford return to the President's Suite at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady’s breast cancer surgery. October 4, 1974. Show less
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  • A1222-26 - Susan Ford adjusts President Ford’s tuxedo in the Yellow Oval Room of the Residence prior to a White House reception for diplomats. October 5, 1974. Susan served as the official hostess while her mother recovered from breast cancer surgery.
    A1222-26 - Susan Ford adjusts President Ford’s tuxedo in the Yellow Oval Room of the Residence prior to a White House reception for diplomats. October 5, 1974. Susan serv...Show more
    A1222-26 - Susan Ford adjusts President Ford’s tuxedo in the Yellow Oval Room of the Residence prior to a White House reception for diplomats. October 5, 1974. Susan served as the official hostess while her mother recovered from breast cancer surgery. Show less
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  • A1223-20A - President Ford, Bob Hope, and Hugh Davis visit Mrs. Ford at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, during her recovery from breast cancer surgery. October 5, 1974.
    A1223-20A - President Ford, Bob Hope, and Hugh Davis visit Mrs. Ford at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, during her recovery from breast cancer surgery. October...Show more
    A1223-20A - President Ford, Bob Hope, and Hugh Davis visit Mrs. Ford at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, during her recovery from breast cancer surgery. October 5, 1974. Show less
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  • A1274-17A - President Ford confers with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft in the Oval Office. October 8, 1974.
    A1274-17A - President Ford confers with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft in the Oval Office. October 8, 1974.
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  • A1813-05 - President Ford and his golden retriever, Liberty, in the Oval Office. November 7, 1974.
    A1813-05 - President Ford and his golden retriever, Liberty, in the Oval Office. November 7, 1974.
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  • A2046-09A - President Ford, in his pajamas, meets with staff members Steve Todd (military aide) and Terry O'Donnell in the President's suite in the Akasaka Palace, Tokyo, Japan. November 19, 1974.
    A2046-09A - President Ford, in his pajamas, meets with staff members Steve Todd (military aide) and Terry O'Donnell in the President's suite in the Akasaka Palace, Tokyo,...Show more
    A2046-09A - President Ford, in his pajamas, meets with staff members Steve Todd (military aide) and Terry O'Donnell in the President's suite in the Akasaka Palace, Tokyo, Japan. November 19, 1974. Show less
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  • A2092-03A - President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev sign a Joint Communiqué following talks on the limitation of strategic offensive arms. The document was signed in the conference hall of the Okeansky Sanitarium, Vladivostok, USSR. November 24, 1974.
    A2092-03A - President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev sign a Joint Communiqué following talks on the limitation of strategic offensive arms. The docu...Show more
    A2092-03A - President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev sign a Joint Communiqué following talks on the limitation of strategic offensive arms. The document was signed in the conference hall of the Okeansky Sanitarium, Vladivostok, USSR. November 24, 1974. Show less
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  • A2102-07A - President Ford dons a Russian wool cap upon his arrival in Soviet Union, shown here with Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev at Vozdvizhenka Airport, Vladivostok, USSR. November 23, 1974.
    A2102-07A - President Ford dons a Russian wool cap upon his arrival in Soviet Union, shown here with Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev at Vozdvizhenka Airport, Vla...Show more
    A2102-07A - President Ford dons a Russian wool cap upon his arrival in Soviet Union, shown here with Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev at Vozdvizhenka Airport, Vladivostok, USSR. November 23, 1974. Show less
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  • A2104-11A - President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev depart from the train upon their arrival at the Okeansky Sanitarium, Vladivostok, USSR. November 23, 1974.
    A2104-11A - President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev depart from the train upon their arrival at the Okeansky Sanitarium, Vladivostok, USSR. Novembe...Show more
    A2104-11A - President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev depart from the train upon their arrival at the Okeansky Sanitarium, Vladivostok, USSR. November 23, 1974. Show less
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  • A2328-18A - President and Mrs. Ford hug each other in the Oval Office. December 6, 1974.
    A2328-18A - President and Mrs. Ford hug each other in the Oval Office. December 6, 1974.
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  • A2428-14A - President Ford with George Harrison and Billy Preston in the Oval Office. December 13, 1974.
    A2428-14A - President Ford with George Harrison and Billy Preston in the Oval Office. December 13, 1974.
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  • A2599-32 - President Ford skiing at Vail, CO. December 1974.
    A2599-32 - President Ford skiing at Vail, CO. December 1974.
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  • A2789-07A - President Ford addresses the nation on the State of the Union. January 15, 1975.
    A2789-07A - President Ford addresses the nation on the State of the Union. January 15, 1975.
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  • A3503-07 - President and Mrs. Ford and Susan engage in a little family horseplay at Camp David. March 2, 1975.
    A3503-07 - President and Mrs. Ford and Susan engage in a little family horseplay at Camp David. March 2, 1975.
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  • A3779-08 - President Ford meets with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Army Chief of Staff General Frederick Weyand, and Graham Martin, Ambassador to Vietnam, in the Oval Office. March 25, 1975.
    A3779-08 - President Ford meets with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Army Chief of Staff General Frederick Weyand, and Graham Martin, Ambassador to Vietnam, in the Ov...Show more
    A3779-08 - President Ford meets with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Army Chief of Staff General Frederick Weyand, and Graham Martin, Ambassador to Vietnam, in the Oval Office. March 25, 1975. Show less
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  • A3781-11A - President Ford in the Oval Office. March 25, 1975.
    A3781-11A - President Ford in the Oval Office. March 25, 1975.
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  • A4024-19A - President and Mrs. Ford in the White House residence. April 13, 1975.
    A4024-19A - President and Mrs. Ford in the White House residence. April 13, 1975.
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  • A4154-03 - President Ford meets with Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney in the Oval Office. April 22, 1975.
    A4154-03 - President Ford meets with Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney in the Oval Office. April 22, 1975.
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  • A4241-27A - President Ford meets in the Oval Office with Secretary Kissinger and Vice President Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of Saigon. April 28, 1975.
    A4241-27A - President Ford meets in the Oval Office with Secretary Kissinger and Vice President Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of Saigon. April 28, 1975.
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  • A4241-30A. President Ford meets in the Oval Office with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of Saigon, April 28, 1975.
    A4241-30A. President Ford meets in the Oval Office with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of ...Show more
    A4241-30A. President Ford meets in the Oval Office with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of Saigon, April 28, 1975. Show less
  • A4256-04 - President Ford chats with Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld and Rumsfeld’s assistant Richard Cheney in the Oval Office. April 28, 1975.
    A4256-04 - President Ford chats with Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld and Rumsfeld’s assistant Richard Cheney in the Oval Office. April 28, 1975.
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  • A4509-13A - President Ford makes a point during a National Security Council meeting during the Mayaguez crisis. May 13, 1975.
    A4509-13A - President Ford makes a point during a National Security Council meeting during the Mayaguez crisis. May 13, 1975.
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  • A5136-03 - President Ford signs his Crime Message to Congress. June 19, 1975.
    A5136-03 - President Ford signs his Crime Message to Congress. June 19, 1975.
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  • A5325-08 - Susan Ford assists her father as he dives into the new White House. July 1, 1975.
    A5325-08 - Susan Ford assists her father as he dives into the new White House. July 1, 1975.
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  • A5325-21A - President Ford swimming in the new White House pool. July 1, 1975.
    A5325-21A - President Ford swimming in the new White House pool. July 1, 1975.
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  • A5475-25A - President Ford plays golf during a working vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan. July 13, 1975.
    A5475-25A - President Ford plays golf during a working vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan. July 13, 1975.
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  • A6521-22A - President Ford winces at the sound of the gun fired by Sara Jane Moore during the assassination attempt in San Francisco, California. September 22, 1975
    A6521-22A - President Ford winces at the sound of the gun fired by Sara Jane Moore during the assassination attempt in San Francisco, California. September 22, 1975
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  • A7598-20A - President and Mrs. Ford, Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping, and Deng’s interpreter have a cordial chat during an informal meeting. Beijing, China. December 3, 1975.
    A7598-20A - President and Mrs. Ford, Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping, and Deng’s interpreter have a cordial chat during an informal meeting. Beijing, China. December 3, 1975.
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  • A7630-04A - Escorted by Deng Xiao Ping President Ford inspects the honor guard upon his arrival in China with his entourage, which included Mrs. Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Beijing, China. December 1, 1975.
    A7630-04A - Escorted by Deng Xiao Ping President Ford inspects the honor guard upon his arrival in China with his entourage, which included Mrs. Ford and Secretary of Sta...Show more
    A7630-04A - Escorted by Deng Xiao Ping President Ford inspects the honor guard upon his arrival in China with his entourage, which included Mrs. Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Beijing, China. December 1, 1975. Show less
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  • A7704-23 - President Ford meets with CIA Director-designate George Bush in the Oval Office. December 17, 1975.
    A7704-23 - President Ford meets with CIA Director-designate George Bush in the Oval Office. December 17, 1975.
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  • A7732-16 - President Ford with Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger and Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. December 19, 1975.
    A7732-16 - President Ford with Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger and Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. December 19, 1975.
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  • A8064-10A - President Ford at work in the Oval Office. January 27, 1976.
    A8064-10A - President Ford at work in the Oval Office. January 27, 1976.
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  • B0252-05A - CIA Director George Bush discusses the evacuation of Americans from Beirut with President Ford during a meeting in the Cabinet Room. June 17, 1976.
    B0252-05A - CIA Director George Bush discusses the evacuation of Americans from Beirut with President Ford during a meeting in the Cabinet Room. June 17, 1976.
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  • B0493-15 - President Ford initiates the ringing of Bicentennial bells across the nation while on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal with Bicentennial Administration head John Warner in observance of Operation Sail activities in New York Harbor. July 4, 1976.
    B0493-15 - President Ford initiates the ringing of Bicentennial bells across the nation while on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal with Bicentennial Administration hea...Show more
    B0493-15 - President Ford initiates the ringing of Bicentennial bells across the nation while on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal with Bicentennial Administration head John Warner in observance of Operation Sail activities in New York Harbor. July 4, 1976. Show less
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  • B0570-24 - President Ford and Queen Elizabeth dance during the state dinner in honor of the Queen and Prince Philip at the White House. July 7, 1976.
    B0570-24 - President Ford and Queen Elizabeth dance during the state dinner in honor of the Queen and Prince Philip at the White House. July 7, 1976.
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  • B0986-19 - President and Mrs. Ford with Susan and Liberty at Camp David. August 7, 1976.
    B0986-19 - President and Mrs. Ford with Susan and Liberty at Camp David. August 7, 1976.
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  • B1192-07 - President and Mrs. Ford at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. August 19, 1976.
    B1192-07 - President and Mrs. Ford at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. August 19, 1976.
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  • B1272-18A - President Ford, as the Republican nominee, shakes hands with nomination foe Ronald Reagan on the closing night of the Republican National Convention. August 19, 1976.
    B1272-18A - President Ford, as the Republican nominee, shakes hands with nomination foe Ronald Reagan on the closing night of the Republican National Convention. August 1...Show more
    B1272-18A - President Ford, as the Republican nominee, shakes hands with nomination foe Ronald Reagan on the closing night of the Republican National Convention. August 19, 1976. Show less
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  • B1368-20A - Mike, Gayle, President Ford, Mrs. Ford, Jack, Susan, and Steve on the South Lawn of the White House. September 6, 1976.
    B1368-20A - Mike, Gayle, President Ford, Mrs. Ford, Jack, Susan, and Steve on the South Lawn of the White House. September 6, 1976.
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  • B1603-10 - President Ford and Jimmy Carter meet at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia to debate domestic policy during the first of the three Ford-Carter Debates. September 23, 1976.
    B1603-10 - President Ford and Jimmy Carter meet at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia to debate domestic policy during the first of the three Ford-Carter Debates. ...Show more
    B1603-10 - President Ford and Jimmy Carter meet at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia to debate domestic policy during the first of the three Ford-Carter Debates. September 23, 1976. Show less
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  • B2174-12 - President and Mrs. Ford offer each other comfort as they watch the election returns. November 2, 1976.
    B2174-12 - President and Mrs. Ford offer each other comfort as they watch the election returns. November 2, 1976.
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  • B2193-08A - Mrs. Ford reads President Ford's concession speech to the press. November 3, 1976. (l-r) Steve, President Ford, Susan, Mike, Gayle
    B2193-08A - Mrs. Ford reads President Ford's concession speech to the press. November 3, 1976. (l-r) Steve, President Ford, Susan, Mike, Gayle
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    A0004-10. Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States by Chief Justice Warren Burger as Mrs. Ford looks on. August 9, 1974.
    A0627-8A. President Ford announcing his pardon of Richard Nixon from the Oval Office. September 8, 1974.
    A1110-28A President Ford and Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld in the Oval Office. September 29, 1974.
    A1170-18A President and Mrs. Ford read a petition, signed by all 100 members of the United States Senate, in the President's Suite at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady's breast cancer surgery. October 2, 1974.
    A1201-27A - President and Mrs. Ford return to the President's Suite at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady’s breast cancer surgery. October 4, 1974.
    A1222-26 - Susan Ford adjusts President Ford’s tuxedo in the Yellow Oval Room of the Residence prior to a White House reception for diplomats. October 5, 1974. Susan served as the official hostess while her mother recovered from breast cancer surgery.
    A1223-20A - President Ford, Bob Hope, and Hugh Davis visit Mrs. Ford at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, during her recovery from breast cancer surgery. October 5, 1974.
    A1274-17A - President Ford confers with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft in the Oval Office. October 8, 1974.
    A1813-05 - President Ford and his golden retriever, Liberty, in the Oval Office. November 7, 1974.
    A2046-09A - President Ford, in his pajamas, meets with staff members Steve Todd (military aide) and Terry O'Donnell in the President's suite in the Akasaka Palace, Tokyo, Japan. November 19, 1974.
    A2092-03A - President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev sign a Joint Communiqué following talks on the limitation of strategic offensive arms. The document was signed in the conference hall of the Okeansky Sanitarium, Vladivostok, USSR. November 24, 1974.
    A2102-07A - President Ford dons a Russian wool cap upon his arrival in Soviet Union, shown here with Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev at Vozdvizhenka Airport, Vladivostok, USSR. November 23, 1974.
    A2104-11A - President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev depart from the train upon their arrival at the Okeansky Sanitarium, Vladivostok, USSR. November 23, 1974.
    A2328-18A - President and Mrs. Ford hug each other in the Oval Office. December 6, 1974.
    A2428-14A - President Ford with George Harrison and Billy Preston in the Oval Office. December 13, 1974.
    A2599-32 - President Ford skiing at Vail, CO. December 1974.
    A2789-07A - President Ford addresses the nation on the State of the Union. January 15, 1975.
    A3503-07 - President and Mrs. Ford and Susan engage in a little family horseplay at Camp David. March 2, 1975.
    A3779-08 - President Ford meets with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Army Chief of Staff General Frederick Weyand, and Graham Martin, Ambassador to Vietnam, in the Oval Office. March 25, 1975.
    A3781-11A - President Ford in the Oval Office. March 25, 1975.
    A4024-19A - President and Mrs. Ford in the White House residence. April 13, 1975.
    A4154-03 - President Ford meets with Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney in the Oval Office. April 22, 1975.
    A4241-27A - President Ford meets in the Oval Office with Secretary Kissinger and Vice President Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of Saigon. April 28, 1975.
    A4241-30A. President Ford meets in the Oval Office with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of Saigon, April 28, 1975.
    A4256-04 - President Ford chats with Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld and Rumsfeld’s assistant Richard Cheney in the Oval Office. April 28, 1975.
    A4509-13A - President Ford makes a point during a National Security Council meeting during the Mayaguez crisis. May 13, 1975.
    A5136-03 - President Ford signs his Crime Message to Congress. June 19, 1975.
    A5325-08 - Susan Ford assists her father as he dives into the new White House. July 1, 1975.
    A5325-21A - President Ford swimming in the new White House pool. July 1, 1975.
    A5475-25A - President Ford plays golf during a working vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan. July 13, 1975.
    A6521-22A - President Ford winces at the sound of the gun fired by Sara Jane Moore during the assassination attempt in San Francisco, California. September 22, 1975
    A7598-20A - President and Mrs. Ford, Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping, and Deng’s interpreter have a cordial chat during an informal meeting. Beijing, China. December 3, 1975.
    A7630-04A - Escorted by Deng Xiao Ping President Ford inspects the honor guard upon his arrival in China with his entourage, which included Mrs. Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Beijing, China. December 1, 1975.
    A7704-23 - President Ford meets with CIA Director-designate George Bush in the Oval Office. December 17, 1975.
    A7732-16 - President Ford with Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger and Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. December 19, 1975.
    A8064-10A - President Ford at work in the Oval Office. January 27, 1976.
    B0252-05A - CIA Director George Bush discusses the evacuation of Americans from Beirut with President Ford during a meeting in the Cabinet Room. June 17, 1976.
    B0493-15 - President Ford initiates the ringing of Bicentennial bells across the nation while on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal with Bicentennial Administration head John Warner in observance of Operation Sail activities in New York Harbor. July 4, 1976.
    B0570-24 - President Ford and Queen Elizabeth dance during the state dinner in honor of the Queen and Prince Philip at the White House. July 7, 1976.
    B0986-19 - President and Mrs. Ford with Susan and Liberty at Camp David. August 7, 1976.
    B1192-07 - President and Mrs. Ford at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. August 19, 1976.
    B1272-18A - President Ford, as the Republican nominee, shakes hands with nomination foe Ronald Reagan on the closing night of the Republican National Convention. August 19, 1976.
    B1368-20A - Mike, Gayle, President Ford, Mrs. Ford, Jack, Susan, and Steve on the South Lawn of the White House. September 6, 1976.
    B1603-10 - President Ford and Jimmy Carter meet at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia to debate domestic policy during the first of the three Ford-Carter Debates. September 23, 1976.
    B2174-12 - President and Mrs. Ford offer each other comfort as they watch the election returns. November 2, 1976.
    B2193-08A - Mrs. Ford reads President Ford's concession speech to the press. November 3, 1976. (l-r) Steve, President Ford, Susan, Mike, Gayle