Month: December 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) – It could’ve been the most important thing anyone ever did for Richard Nixon, but did Nixon ever thank Gerald Ford for pardoning him? The answer, apparently, is no. Newsman Bob Schieffer told AP Radio News in 2003 that he asked Ford if he felt Nixon should’ve thanked him, and Ford replied, “it

SAN DIEGO (AP) – As Chevy Chase never let him forget, Gerald Ford was a bit clumsy at times. Ford once slipped on the steps coming out of Air Force One. And at least once while playing golf, he hit a spectator in the head with a golf ball. Chase portrayed Ford as a klutz