Donald Henry Rumsfeld was an American politician,government official and businessman who served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under president Gerald Ford,and again from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He was both the youngest and the oldest secretary of defense. Additionally,Rumsfeld was a four-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1963–1969),director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969–1970),counselor to the president (1969–1973),the U.S. Representative to NATO (1973–1974),and the White House Chief of Staff (1974–1975). Between his terms as secretary of defense,he served as the CEO and chairman of several companies.
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's attempts to cover up its involvement in the June 17,1972,break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington,D.C.,at the Watergate Office Building.
Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these cabinet-level positions,he was a general in the United States Army,serving first as the vice chief of staff of the Army and then as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. In 1973,Haig became the youngest four-star general in the U.S. Army's history.
Elizabeth Anne Ford was the first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977,as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady,she was active in social policy and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. Ford also was the second lady of the United States from 1973 to 1974 when her husband was vice president.
The White House Fellows program is a non-partisan federal fellowship established via executive order by President Lyndon B. Johnson in October 1964. The fellowship is one of America’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service,offering exceptional Americans first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. The fellowship was founded based upon a suggestion from John W. Gardner,then the president of Carnegie Corporation and later the sixth secretary of health,education,and welfare.
David Richmond Gergen is an American political commentator and former presidential adviser who served during the administrations of Richard Nixon,Gerald Ford,Ronald Reagan,and Bill Clinton. He is currently a senior political analyst for CNN and a professor of public service and the founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Gergen is also the former editor at large of U.S. News &World Report and a contributor to CNN.com and Parade Magazine. He has twice been a member of election coverage teams that won Peabody awards—in 1988 with MacNeil–Lehrer,and in 2008 with CNN.
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. was an American attorney and judge. Coleman was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation,from March 7,1975,to January 20,1977,and the second African American to serve in the United States Cabinet. As an attorney,Coleman played a major role in significant civil rights cases. At the time of his death,Coleman was the oldest living former Cabinet member.
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) located in Frederick County,Maryland,near Emmitsburg. Per the official website,"the mission of the U.S. Fire Administration is to support and strengthen fire and emergency medical services (EMS) and stakeholders to prepare for,prevent,mitigate and respond to all hazards".
Gerald Lee Warren was an American journalist and newspaper editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune. He served under Ron Ziegler as deputy press secretary in the Richard Nixon administration until 1974. He served as Nixon's de facto final White House Press Secretary after Ron Ziegler's appointment as assistant to the president in June 1974,though Zielger kept the title. He then held the same position as well as White House Director of Communications in the Gerald Ford administration until 1975.
Anne Legendre Armstrong was a United States diplomat and politician. She was the first woman to serve as Counselor to the President and as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom,serving in those capacities under the Ford,Nixon,and Carter administrations. She was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987.
Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He previously served as the leader of the Republican Party in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1973,and as the 40th vice president under President Richard Nixon from 1973 to 1974. Ford succeeded to the presidency when Nixon resigned in 1974,but was defeated for election to a full term in 1976. Ford is the only person to become U.S. president without winning an election for president or vice president.
The National Economic and Development Authority is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board,with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman. A number of Cabinet members,the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,the Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority,the Chief Minister of Bangsamoro,the Secretary of Information and Communications Technology,the Chairman of the Subic–Clark Area Development Corporation,and the National President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines are members of the NEDA Board.
Harlan Cleveland was an American diplomat,educator,and author. He served as Lyndon B. Johnson's U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 1965 to 1969,and earlier as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1961 to 1965. He was president of the University of Hawaii from 1969 to 1974,president of the World Academy of Art and Science in the 1990s,and Founding dean of the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Cleveland also served as dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University from 1956 to 1961.
Earl Lauer "Rusty" Butz was a United States government official who served as the secretary of agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. His policies favored large-scale corporate farming and an end to New Deal programs.
The inauguration of Gerald Ford as the 38th president of the United States was held on Friday,August 9,1974,in the East Room of the White House in Washington,D.C.,after President Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal. The inauguration –the last non-scheduled,extraordinary inauguration to take place in the 20th century –marked the commencement of Gerald Ford's only term as president. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the oath of office. The Bible upon which Ford recited the oath was held by his wife,Betty Ford,open to Proverbs 3:5–6. Ford was the ninth vice president to succeed to the presidency intra-term,and he remains the most recent to do so,as of 2023.
The University of MichiganStephen M. Ross School of Business,also known as Michigan Ross,is the business school of the University of Michigan,a public research university in Ann Arbor,Michigan. Founded in 1924,the school is ranked among the best business schools in the world by The Economist,Financial Times,QS World University Rankings,U.S. News &World Report,and Bloomberg Businessweek.
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford,the 38th president of the United States (1974–1977),and his wife Betty Ford. It is located near the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids,Michigan. Ford's presidential museum is the only such facility under the auspices of the National Archives and Records Administration to be separate from the presidential library,which is located approximately 130 miles (210 km) to the east in Ann Arbor. Despite the separation,the library and museum are a single institution with one director.
Eisenhower Fellowships is a private,non-profit organization created in 1953 by a group of prominent American citizens to honor President Dwight D. Eisenhower for his contribution to humanity as a soldier,statesman,and world leader. The organization identifies,empowers and connects innovative leaders through a transformative fellowship experience and lifelong engagement in a global network of dynamic change agents committed to creating a world more peaceful,prosperous and just. The organization describes itself as an "independent,nonpartisan international leadership organization".
Robert Trowbridge Hartmann was an American political advisor,speechwriter and reporter,who served as Chief of Staff for Vice President Gerald Ford and Counselor to the President when Ford was elevated to the presidency in 1974.
