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January 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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The unlikely bond between Jimmy Carter and Jerry Ford is a rare story in the history of the American presidency and all the more unimaginable in today’s polarized environment, but it transcended politics and partisanship. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
Presidential Odd Couple: After a Tough Race, Carter and Ford Became Friends
Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford faced off in 1976 in a bitter campaign but later bonded as few presidents have — and made a pact to speak at each other’s funerals.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The unlikely bond between Jimmy Carter and Jerry Ford is a rare story in the history of the American presidency and all the more unimaginable in today’s polarized environment, but it transcended politics and partisanship. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
January 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM