Carter defeated Ford in the 1976 presidential election. In the twilight of my dad’s life, Dad and President Carter spoke by phone and Dad asked President Carter if he would do a eulogy at Dad ...

But under no circumstances did I ever think badly of Jimmy Carter as a person." The election was eyelash close. But, immediately afterward, the defeated Ford invited Carter to the White House.

Ford, who had offered a preemptive pardon to former president Richard M. Nixon after Nixon resigned, was defeated by Carter, who had pledged to restore integrity to the White House after the ...

Carter defeated Ford in 1976, but the presidents and their wives became close friends, and Carter eulogized Ford at his own ...

After being mostly sidelined by the man who defeated him in 1980 ... a strong religious faith that Ford was quieter about than Carter, and independent spouses who bonded as well.

Ford, a Republican, ran for the presidency in 1976 but was defeated by Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. Carter went on to be defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980, putting Carter and Ford both in the very ...

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. By Peter Baker Peter Baker ...

Carter defeated Ford in the 1976 presidential election. By fate of a brief season, Jimmy Carter and I were rivals. But for the many wonderful years that followed, friendship bonded us as no two ...

Carter defeated Ford in 1976 but the presidents and their wives became close friends, and Carter eulogized Ford at his own funeral. Days of formal ceremonies and remembrances from political ...