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 ...

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.

The No. 2 seed Eagles will host the No. 6 seed Washington Commanders (12-5), who defeated the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (15- ...

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 ...

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. 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 ...

Gerald Ford and Carter became friends on a flight over the ... "Now both of us had experienced a harsh reality that defeat at the polls can be painful, but we also came to know a more important ...

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.

After being mostly sidelined by the man who defeated him in 1980 ... The singular friendship of Carter and Ford But the Jimmy-Jerry friendship was one for the ages. Carter took it as a point ...

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 ...

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 ...