Comments on: A Reporter’s Memories of President Gerald Ford

By: Larry Kane

Larry Kane — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 03:53:44 +0000

Hindsight is only 20-20. But I have to say, that looking back NOW, it appears that he did the right thing. But as you say it was potentially destructive – for him.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:58:38 +0000

You know, Larry, it’s interesting that you mention the aftermath of Ford’s pardon for Nixon. I would disagree that only a few people now think that was the right thing to do. The tone in much of the news coverage seems to convey that many now think it was the right thing to do. I personally think it was the right thing to do, and I admire him for his courage of doing the right thing when he must have known that it could potentially be career suicide.

By: Joe McDermott Sierra Vista, AZ

Joe McDermott Sierra Vista, AZ — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:50:49 +0000

Awesome recounting of one of America’s least understood Presidents!
I was a 20-year-old on the cusp his first national election, and just left the Army after a three-year tour (I returned months later to complete a 20-plus career). While I did not vote for President Ford (I saw Jimmy Carter at a Whistle Stop campaign appearance in Overbrook), I was the beneficiary of many of his policies to bring back a sense of pride and respect for American in general and the Armed Forces in particular. His public life apparently mirrored his private life. What you saw was what you got. I believe that he had an uncanny ability to get beyond the divisive party politics of the day and get the job done – and quietly at that. Perhaps this was his political undoing ((i.e. not a blustery politician, but an everyman looking out indeed for the best interests of our country)). He will be missed by many!