http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gerald_FordFind stories, videos, and photos about Gerald Ford from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:10:51 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gerald_Ford14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Gerald Ford from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/news/companies/fdic_guaranty_bank.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/news/companies/fdic_guaranty_bank.fortune/index.htmOne of the fundamental tenets of a free market is that in an auction the rules of the game should not give one bidder a fundamental advantage over another bidder. Sadly, that may not have been the case last month when the FDIC oversaw the sale of Texas-based Guaranty Bank. On August 21, Sheila Bair, the chair of the FDIC, declared Spain's second-largest bank -- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA -- the winner of a spirited auction to buy Guaranty Bank instead of a consortium of U.S. investors including Blackstone Group and TPG.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/14/fromme.released/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/14/fromme.released/index.html#cnnSTCTextLynette "Squeaky" Fromme was released from federal custody Friday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/05/squeaky.fromme.release/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/05/squeaky.fromme.release/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president she once pointed a gun at has been dead for nearly three years, and her longtime idol and leader, Charles Manson, remains in prison.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/pf/california_bonds_trouble.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/pf/california_bonds_trouble.fortune/index.htmKnown for his early warnings on Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, analyst Martin Weiss of Weiss Research is now sounding the alarm about state of California municipal bonds.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/08/mf.jobs.of.politicians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/08/mf.jobs.of.politicians/index.html#cnnSTCTextAre great leaders born, or are they made through offbeat jobs? Let's have a look.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/30/swine.flu.1976/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/30/swine.flu.1976/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man who led the response to the 1976 swine flu outbreak is defending the vaccination campaign that led to more deaths than the disease, but says he's sorry for the people killed or sickened.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/zelizer.obama.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/zelizer.obama.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama currently has the polls on his side. In numerous surveys, Americans have said they are pleased with Obama's performance thus far and confident the president can fix the economy, acknowledging this will take some time.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/06/presidential.health.aging/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/06/presidential.health.aging/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen a new president strolls into the White House, there's a kick in his step and a twinkle in his eyes.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/01/05/mf.presidential.pardons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/01/05/mf.presidential.pardons/index.html#cnnSTCTextArticle II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution grants the president "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States." With a stroke of his pen, the man in charge can make legal trouble disappear. As one might expect, this practice can be a bit controversial. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/news/companies/banks_bidders/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/news/companies/banks_bidders/index.htmMore banks will certainly fail in the months ahead, but at least regulators shouldn't have any trouble finding buyers.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/03/chevy.chase.snl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/03/chevy.chase.snl/index.html#cnnSTCTextChevy Chase didn't look like Gerald Ford and didn't sound like Gerald Ford. But in the mid-1970s, when "Saturday Night Live" first went on the air, Chase -- then a writer and cast member of the show -- made his impression of the president, rife with pratfalls and slapstick, the talk of the country.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/09/ftl.presidents.leisure/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/09/ftl.presidents.leisure/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresidents need a break. Really.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847984,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847984,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe NBC veteran and current host of Meet the Press will moderate the second presidential debate in NashvilleTue, 07 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/sanchez.palin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/sanchez.palin/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn 1993, Kevin Kline starred in a movie called "Dave," playing a look-alike who winds up impersonating the president. In the movie, the real president has a stroke and is kept on life support in a restricted area of the White House by a power-mad chief of staff, played by Frank Langella. Dave fills in.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/27/news/economy/The_onion_conundrum_Birger.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/27/news/economy/The_onion_conundrum_Birger.fortune/index.htmBefore the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission starts scrutinizing the role that speculators may have played in driving up fuel and food prices, investigators may want to take a look at price swings in a commodity not in today's news: onions.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1738670,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1738670,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Project for Excellence in Journalism said it was surprised at how much the Comedy Central late-night program resembles The O'Reilly Factor, Hardball and other cable news shows in contentThu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735972,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735972,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThirty-five years ago today, Nixon was the first President to use the term "God bless America" in an official speech. A look at how the phrase has become de rigueur in American politics ever since.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/22/sunny.potter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/22/sunny.potter/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a battle worthy of Harry Potter himself. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/07/ex.presidents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/07/ex.presidents/index.html#cnnSTCTextShortly before leaving the White House in 1829, John Quincy Adams reportedly said, "There is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president." Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/25/imus.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/25/imus.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextRadio show host Don Imus is the target of a lawsuit saying he undercut advertisements about a book by President Gerald Ford by making disparaging comments about it and the company that published it.Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/29/ford.book/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/29/ford.book/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer President Gerald Ford suggested to a reporter in 2004 that Vice President Dick Cheney should be dumped from the Republican ticket, according to a new book to be published Tuesday.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/news/companies/autotalks.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/news/companies/autotalks.ap/index.htmWith determination, and plenty of concern, General Motors workers walked off the job Monday in a bid to secure jobs and benefits.Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/16/magazines/fortune/greenspan_fortune_interview.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/16/magazines/fortune/greenspan_fortune_interview.fortune/index.htmAlan Greenspan's memoir arrives with remarkable timing for two reasons. One is that at a time like this, with financial markets in upheaval, we yearn for guidance from the oracle who presided over 18 years of relative peace and prosperity in the U.S. economy.Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:01:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/09/14/miami.carroll/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/09/14/miami.carroll/index.htmlWho: No. 2 Northwestern (Miami, Fla.) vs. No. 1 Carroll (Southlake, Texas) Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1656997,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1656997,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn picking a new Attorney General, Bush wants to avoid a confirmation fight. But he also needs someone who backs the policies that have angered the Senate Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/27/funlist.numbers/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/27/funlist.numbers/index.htmlLong before he became the 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford was better known as No. 48, an All-America center at Michigan and a star on the school's undefeated 1932 and '33 national championship teams. Here's a sampling of the uniform numbers of some well-known figures before they suited up for Hollywood and Washington. Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/02/young.presidents.archive/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/02/young.presidents.archive/index.htmlIn October 1925, a 12 year-old boy in a small California town wrote in a school assignment that he "would like to study law and enter politics for an occupation so that I might be of some good to the people." The boy: Richard Milhous Nixon, some 43 years before being elected the nation's 37th president.Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/news/dollar_coin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/news/dollar_coin/index.htmCoin enthusiasts and casual collectors lined up Thursday morning at Grand Central Terminal in New York for the first opportunity to get the $1 presidential coin - but the new coin's widespread adoption is far from guaranteed.Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/news/presidential_dollar/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/news/presidential_dollar/index.htmThe U.S. Mint will issue a dollar coin featuring the likeness of George Washington this Thursday, the first in the series of presidential coin dollars.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/31/greenfield.campaigns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/31/greenfield.campaigns/index.htmlFor weeks now, many of my colleagues have been torn between either wringing their hands about how soon the presidential campaign is starting or plunging full-scale into overcovering it. But let's take a bold step toward the next thing to worry about -- how soon it will end.Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/04/pelosi.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/04/pelosi.transcript/index.htmlThis is a transcript of the speech Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, gave Thursday after being elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/03/school.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/03/school.shooting/index.htmlA student who is suspected of fatally shooting another student Wednesday at their Washington state high school has been arrested, police said.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/03/markets/markets_1130/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/03/markets/markets_1130/index.htmStocks surged Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its highest point ever in a buoyant first trading day of 2007.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/03/markets/markets_1030/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/03/markets/markets_1030/index.htmStocks rallied Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting a fresh record trading high on the first trading day of 2007.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/03/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/03/markets/markets_0945/index.htmStocks surged Wednesday morning, starting off the first trading day of 2007 on upbeat note, as investors welcomed falling oil prices, lower Treasury yields and a management shakeup at Home Depot.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/03/ford.funeral/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/03/ford.funeral/index.htmlThe body of former President Gerald Ford ended its sentimental journey Wednesday afternoon in Grand Rapids, where his body was placed in a hillside tomb as the sun declined in the cloudless winter sky.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/03/wednesday/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/03/wednesday/index.htmlWASHINGTON (CNN) -- The leaders of the new Democratic majority in the House will kick off their tenure Thursday with new rules designed to rein in the influence of lobbyists, limit free travel by members and make it harder for lawmakers to slip their pet projects into spending bills unnoticed.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/02/ford.emails.two/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/02/ford.emails.two/index.htmlSince former President Gerald Ford's death on December 26 at the age of 93, CNN.com has received hundreds of e-mails from readers sharing their memories and personal experiences with the nation's 38th president.Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/02/ford.funeral/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/02/ford.funeral/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford had a final homecoming Tuesday as his body was brought back to his hometown to be laid to rest.Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/01/markets/newyears_closures/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/01/markets/newyears_closures/index.htmThe federal government, financial markets, institutions and some banks will close Tuesday to observe a day of mourning for President Ford.Mon, 01 Jan 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/29/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/29/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmWall Street edged lower Friday as Apple options and merger news dominate the headlines.Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/29/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/29/markets/markets_0945/index.htmStocks crept higher Friday morning, extending gains at the end of a strong year on Wall Street.Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/29/ford.obit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/29/ford.obit/index.htmlThe wooden casket bearing the body of former President Gerald Ford arrived Friday afternoon under military escort at the Palm Desert church where he and his wife worshipped on Sundays after they left the White House.Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/29/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/29/markets/stockswatch/index.htmStocks looked set to open mixed Friday after Apple filed its quarterly report and a spate of deal news capped a year abuzz with merger activity.Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/28/ford.emails.reax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/28/ford.emails.reax/index.htmlSince former President Gerald Ford died Tuesday at the age of 93, CNN.com has received hundreds of e-mails from readers sharing their memories and personal experiences with the nation's 38th president.Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/28/markets/ford_nyse/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/28/markets/ford_nyse/index.htmThe nation's financial markets will be closed Tuesday to honor former President Gerald Ford, marking a rare four-day closing for U.S. trading.Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/28/ford.obit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/28/ford.obit/index.htmlPreparations were under way Thursday for ceremonies to say farewell to former President Gerald R. Ford in California, Michigan and the nation's capital.Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.feedback.two/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.feedback.two/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford, who took office after the resignation of Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at the age of 93.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/27/markets/markets_1030/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/27/markets/markets_1030/index.htmFalling oil prices and a surprisingly strong report on new home sales were among the factors boosting stocks Wednesday morning, extending the end-of-year rally.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/27/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/27/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmStocks moved higher Wednesday after the New York Stock Exchange observed a moment of silence for President Gerald Ford, who died Tuesday night at age 93.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/27/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/27/markets/markets_0945/index.htmStocks inched higher in early trading Wednesday as investors looked to extend the end-of-the-year buying spree.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.feedback/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.feedback/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford, who became president in 1974 after the resignation of Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at 93.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/27/news/newsmakers/gerald_ford/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/27/news/newsmakers/gerald_ford/index.htmGerald Ford's presidential term was as much marked by the economic forces of inflation as it was by the political fortunes of the time.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.dead/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.dead/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford, who became president in 1974 after the resignation of Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at age 93.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.reax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.reax/index.htmlReactions to the death of Gerald Ford:Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.obit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.obit/index.htmlDemocrats and Republicans on Wednesday remembered the late former President Gerald R. Ford as a man who led the nation out of the dark days of the Watergate scandal.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/28/ford/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/28/ford/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford was discharged from the Mayo Clinic on Monday after undergoing heart procedures, according to a statement released by the clinic.Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/25/ford/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/25/ford/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford underwent a successful angioplasty procedure at the Mayo Clinic Thursday to reduce or eliminate blockages in his coronary arteries, his office said Friday.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/21/ford/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/21/ford/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford has received a cardiac pacemaker and is in stable condition at the Mayo Clinic, where the procedure was done, a statement from his office said Monday.Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/19/news/economy/pluggedin.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/19/news/economy/pluggedin.fortune/index.htmPeasant blouses and inflation; hip-hugging jeans and high prices at the pump. An increasingly unpopular war and a president with an ability to make his detractors see red (or perhaps blue).Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/18/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/18/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmQuick, can you identify the object pictured below to the right?Thu, 18 May 2006 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/18/greenfield.timettogo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/18/greenfield.timettogo/index.htmlSince our modern, civilized society has outlawed bear baiting and cock fighting, we have to make do with watching high government officials try to fend off demands for their heads.Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/25/ford.hospital/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/25/ford.hospital/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford was released Wednesday from the hospital where he was treated for pneumonia, his spokeswoman Penny Circle said.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/19/ford.hospitalized/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/19/ford.hospitalized/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford is eager to leave the hospital where he's receiving pneumonia therapy, but he has been given no indication when he'll be discharged, his spokeswoman said Thursday.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/18/ford.hospitalized/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/18/ford.hospitalized/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford continues to improve from his bout with pneumonia and is expected to be released Thursday from a California hospital, his spokeswoman said.Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/17/ford.hospitalized/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/17/ford.hospitalized/index.htmlFormer President Gerald Ford is responding well to his pneumonia treatment and could be discharged from a southern California hospital later this week, hospital officials said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/ford.hospitalized/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/ford.hospitalized/index.htmlFormer President Ford is being treated for pneumonia, two days after being admitted to a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, his office said Monday.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/13/ford/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/13/ford/index.htmlFormer President Gerald R. Ford was released from a hospital Tuesday night after undergoing what an aide called routine tests.Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/shields.voters/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/shields.voters/index.htmlAmericans are, by actual measurement, the most optimistic people on the planet. It's deep in our genes. With the exception of those whose ancestors were here when Columbus arrived or those whose ancestors were brought here against their will in chains, every American is either an immigrant or the direct descendant of immigrants.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/bush.harlow/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/bush.harlow/index.htmlI really wish President George W. Bush could have spent some real quality time with Bryce Harlow. It would have done both Bush and the nation a lot of good.Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/03/vote.work/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/03/vote.work/index.htmlWhen people learn that my adult life has been spent either working in or covering American politics, they often ask what I think was the best run national campaign. My answer surprises many: the 1976 Republican campaign in behalf of Gerald Ford.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/16/cannon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/16/cannon/index.htmlJimmy Cannon, the wonderful New York sportswriter, once offered this memorable line about the heavyweight boxing champion known as the Dark Destroyer: "Joe Louis is a credit to his race ... the human race."Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/12/hair.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/12/hair.tm/index.htmlGentlemen, start your hair dryers.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/29/kerry.vp/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/29/kerry.vp/index.htmlAt the 1980 Republican convention in Detroit that nominated him for president, Ronald Reagan made genuine and repeated efforts to persuade his longtime rival, former President Gerald Ford, to become his vice presidential running mate.Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/12/timep.oneill.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/12/timep.oneill.tm/index.htmlA book about Treasury's Paul O'Neill paints a presidency where ideology and politics rule the dayMon, 12 Jan 2004 18:59:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/01/01/359624/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/01/01/359624/index.htmWe know times have been tough, but we had no idea the world had run so low on role models. The industry that churns out inspirational books about business leaders--and, in the past, served up such ...Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/07/01/344741/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/07/01/344741/index.htmIt must have struck many Americans as laughable--in a bitter kind of way--when Alan Greenspan expressed concern last month about deflation. That's deflation, as in the opposite of inflation, as in ...Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/11/18/332271/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/11/18/332271/index.htmCommand and control come naturally to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, as anyone who watches cable TV's frequent coverage of his lively Pentagon press briefings can attest. Before he became th...Mon, 18 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/09/17/310260/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/09/17/310260/index.htmTo the extent we believe anything about politics, it's this: The economy has an overwhelming influence on voters' choices. James Carville summed it up in 1992 with the phrase "It's the economy, stu...Mon, 17 Sep 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286766/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286766/index.htmI just attended the Republican convention in Philadelphia. It was my first national political convention. It will likely be my last national political convention. Truth be told, I had the distinct ...Mon, 04 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/07/01/262278/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/07/01/262278/index.htmIf you could hire anyone to manage your money, whom would you choose? For most of us, it's a pointless question. But if you're the President of the United States, you have your pick of the savviest...Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241495/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241495/index.htmThe stock of a company that makes home-equity loans to people with lousy credit may not sound like a must-have investment. That's especially true when you consider that almost the entire subprime h...Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/05/01/88816/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/05/01/88816/index.htmRemember when President Gerald Ford kicked off an anti-inflation campaign in 1974, complete with cute little WIN (Whip Inflation Now) buttons? Well, something similar is in the works today. But don...Sun, 01 May 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76918/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76918/index.htmDear Mr. Statistics: At present the U.S. has four living ex-Presidents -- Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan -- but four is not the record. There was a time when our nation...Mon, 05 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/14/72331/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/14/72331/index.htmOur last communication with Sidney Hook, who died on July 12, was in a telephone conversation on May 19. Hook was one of the titans of American philosophy; he was also a dazzling and inspiring teac...Mon, 14 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/22/71999/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/22/71999/index.htmTHE BIG WINNER in Washington's debate over the future of the savings and loan industry is a shrewd survivor, a man who has held top jobs from accounting to academe, from corporate business to the f...Mon, 22 May 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/10/12/84137/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/10/12/84137/index.htmPresident Gerald Ford looked approvingly on singer Vikki Carr's WIN button in 1974. The White House gave out some 20 million buttons as part of its Whip Inflation Now campaign, which exhorted Ameri...Mon, 12 Oct 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/10/12/84124/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/10/12/84124/index.htm''Our goal, which is a goal we think we can achieve during fiscal year 1972, is to operate with a balanced budget.'' -- President Richard Nixon, July 1970 1972 federal budget deficit: $23.4 billion...Mon, 12 Oct 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/15/68031/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/15/68031/index.htmPHILADELPHIA -- According to District Attorney Ronald Castille, Community Development Block Grant funds intended to rehabilitate abandoned houses were conveyed to the Community Action Movement, a g...Mon, 15 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/03/04/65643/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/03/04/65643/index.htm''The entertainment industry . . . will be streamlined by computers . . . ''Bob Hope, who I've worked for, literally has a full-sized, walk-in bank ; vault . . . that contains his joke file. They'r...Mon, 04 Mar 1985 05:01:00 EST