Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Newsletter

March 2019

Historian Jon Meacham presented “The Soul of America” on January 10, 2019.

Professor H. W. Brands presented “Comedian-in-Chief: What Presidents’ Humor Says About Them, and About Us” on February 7, 2019.

Foundation News

Letter from the Executive Director,

Gerald R. Ford

Presidential Foundation Joseph S. Calvaruso

Michael G. Ford

Chairman

Foundation Chairman Mike new train tradition to a reality. Hank Meijer Ford came to Grand Rapids Thanks to all for making this Vice-Chairman

in January to participate in the happen.

Terrence O’Donnell Grand Rapids Community Col- Secretary Center Hauenstein The first edition of the Founda-

David Hoogendoorn lege’s re-dedication of its newly tion’s newsletter each year pays

Treasurer renovated Ford Fieldhouse. Mike tribute to those individuals and

Martin J. Allen, Jr. commented that “The ‘spirit and organizations that, through their Chairman Emeritus essence’ of President Gerald R.

financial support and volunteer

HONORARY TRUSTEES Ford is embedded in Ford Field- time, help promote and perpetu- Alan Greenspan (l-r) Jon Meacham, Author and Historian; house.” The impressive new ate the legacies of President and Seymour K. Padnos

Joe Calvaruso, Foundation Executive Director; facility is a great addition to the Mrs. Ford. All of us at the Foun- BOARD OF TRUSTEES and Gleaves Whitney, Director of the Hauen- Grand Rapids community.

John G. Baab dation very much appreciate all stein Center at Grand Valley State University. James A. Baker, III Foundation Trustee David that you have done to help the

Susan Ford Bales Brian C. Becker The Foundation’s long-standing Kennerly, who was President Foundation carry out its important David Brandon Ford’s White House photogra- work. A special thank you goes Robert W. Browne partnership with Hauen- James H. Cavanaugh stein Center for Presidential pher, has been collaborating out to each of the Foundation Red Cavaney Studies recently produced two with the Museum's curator staff Trustees for their generosity Richard B. Cheney and tireless support in 2018. Maria Cimitile on a new temporary exhibit at

joint programs with world class Douglas DeVos the Museum “Extraordinary John M. Engler historians. In January, Jon On Monday, February 4,Trustee Steven M. Ford Meacham discussed his out- Circumstances”. Those who John O. “Jack” Marsh, Jr. passed David G. Frey love great presidential photog- James P. Hackett standing new book, “The Soul away in Raphine, VA. Our deep- Bryce “Larry” Harlow of America: The Battle for our raphy will really enjoy this exhibit est sympathies and condolences Carla A. Hills Better Angels”. The following which will be open on March 26th go out to the entire Marsh family. Laura Hills through September 2019.

David S. Hooker We are very grateful to have month, H.W. Brands delivered J. C. Huizenga had the chance to know Jack Robert D. Hynes a lecture entitled, “Comedian-In- A new tradition was forged at Michael Jandernoa Chief: What Presidents’ Humor Christmas last year with the as a cherished friend and Fred P. Keller Says About Them, And About Breton Village Train. The train Trustee. He will be much John Kennedy missed by us all. David Hume Kennerly Us”. The Hauenstein Center has found a new home at the Henry A. Kissinger and Foundation staff deserve Robin B. Martin Ford Museum. We very much It is indeed an honor and privi- William Martin a big thank you for these two appreciate the hundreds of volun- lege to serve as the Foundation’s F. David Mathews great programs. teer hours that have brought this Executive Director.

Stephen McConahey M. Peter McPherson Mark A. Murray Paul H. O’Neill, Jr. Leon W. Parma Richard D. Parsons Roger B. Porter Donald H. Rumsfeld In Memoriam Mark S. Schlissel Bill Schuette Karen Scowcroft Peter F. Secchia John O. “Jack” Marsh, Jr. J. Donald Sheets Samuel “Buzz” Thomas, III 1926—2019 Margaret Tutwiler Frank A. Ursomarso Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Library Presidential Ford R. Gerald Trustee John O. “Jack” Marsh, Jr. passed away on February 4, 2019, in James P. Ursomarso Steve Van Andel Raphine, VA. He was one of the closest and most trusted advisors to Stephen C. Waterbury President Gerald R. Ford. Secretary Marsh’s extraordinary career began when Teresa Weatherall Neal Ronald Weiser he served in the United States Army during World War II. He was Gregory D. Willard President Gerald R. Ford with John Marsh, elected to the House of Representatives and served as Virginia’s Congress- Albert C. Zapanta Counselor to the President, in the Oval Office Frank G. Zarb man from 1963-1971. He was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative on December 19, 1975. Frank G. Zarb, Jr.

Affairs from 1973-1975 and Counselor to President Gerald Ford 1974-1977.

Mr. Marsh was named Secretary of the Army by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Upon his retirement in 1989, Joseph S. Calvaruso his tenure was the longest of any United States military secretary in history. President Ford reflected on Mr. Executive Director

Elaine K. Didier Marsh’s years of service and of his respect and admiration for one of his closest advisors. In his autobiography,

Library/Museum Director “A Time to Heal”, President Ford wrote:

“Anyone who can make thirty-eight parachute jumps while serving as a Congressman has to be fairly calm and unflappable. And Jack was certainly that. But he was also a man of incredibly good judgment.”

We will always be grateful for Jack’s leadership and guidance and our condolences to the Marsh family. It was an honor to call this extraordinary man our friend! Legacy News

Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse Rededication Jan 14, 2019

The “spirit and essence” of President Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse is one of the “most Ford is embedded in Grand Rapids Community impressive, most well-functioning, and College’s renovated Ford Fieldhouse, Mike well-equipped” facilities of its kind that he’s Ford said in rededicating the building on Janu- seen, and his father would be pleased to ary 14, 2019. see how the building has changed –

and how it is used.

Mike Ford, son of President Ford and first lady

Betty Ford, was joined by community leaders, “I believe that the spirit and the essence students and GRCC staff in celebrating the of my father, Gerald Ford, really is embed- transformation of the fieldhouse to enhance ded in this place, in all of the things that will learning, support student-athletes’ performance, be going on, the beautiful interactions and and create a more comfortable environment transformational dynamics of people for spectators and community events. coming together, coming together

competing, of being educated, developing themselves in mind, body and spirit,” Ford Top: Chairman Mike Ford talks with the Grand Rapid Community said. “That is who my father was, and that College basketball team in the Ford Fieldhouse. Bottom: Chairman would give him great joy. It means a great Mike Ford (far right) with President Bill Pink and GRCC students deal to me personally, and it means a great following the Ford Fieldhouse rededication ceremony. Photos deal to my family, for this place to come to courtesy of Grand Rapids Community College. life and to bear my father’s name.”

Ford was joined in the rededication ceremony other upgrades making the facility better suited by District Court Judge Sara J. Smolenski, for hosting local and national events, such as a student-athlete at what was then Grand the NJCAA Region XII basketball tournament Rapids Junior College and a member of the in March.

first women’s basketball team to play in the newly opened Ford Fieldhouse in 1976. The building has additional classroom space

President Gerald R. Ford receives plaque from Richard and upgrades and new equipment in the Fit- Calkins, Grand Rapids Junior College President at the The Ford Fieldhouse, 111 Lyon St. NE, under- ness Center, used by student-athletes and Dedication of the Ford Fieldhouse on November 1, 1976. went $8 million in renovations starting in May, students, faculty and staff and community mem- Photo courtesy of Grand Rapids Community College. creating a state-of-the-art facility for Exercise bers belonging to the Health Club. Science Department classes, GRCC athletics, Student-athletes will experience modernized Ford, the oldest of the four Ford children, re- commencement and public events. New fea- locker rooms with increased seating and tech- cently completed a career in higher education, tures include air conditioning throughout the nology for study and game preparation, along

serving the past 36 years in multiple leadership building, creating a comfortable environment with an updated athletic training room. ~ Dave roles at Wake Forest University. He said the for students and spectators year-round and Murray, Grand Rapids Community College.

The Rimington Trophy Committee Proudly Announced its 2018 Gerald R. Ford Legends Award Recipient, Lieutenant General (Ret) Robert L. Caslen, Jr.

After being created in 2005 by the Rimington Trophy and the office of President Gerald R. Ford, the Ford Legends Award has been presented annually to a former collegiate or professional center who, like the award’s namesake, distin- guished himself above and beyond the football field.

"I am honored to receive this award, particularly under the namesake of President Gerald R. Ford,” Caslen said. “Knowing the character of President Ford and what he stood for makes it even more special. I have always admired how he filled in as our President when our Nation Lee Byon and Mike Hill and Byon Lee needed him the most. And, it was an honor to have had him as my West Point class' graduation Lieutenant General (Ret) Robert L. Caslen, Jr. receives speaker in 1975. I also want to thank the Boomer Esiason Foundation for the work that they do the 2018 Gerald R. Ford Legends Award by the with this award, and I look forward to working with them in the future”. Rimington Trophy Committee. 3 Foundation Joint Programs

Jon Meacham “The Soul of America: The Battle For Our Better Angels” Joint Program with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation & Museum and the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies Thursday, January 10, 2019

Grand Rapids: The intense acrimony pervading American civic life today is not unique. In fact, it can be traced to the founding of our republic. Our American story, filled with dramatic conflicts that give rise to hope and fear, assures victory to no leader, party, or faction. We, the people, are the ultimate arbiters of

these conflicts and must choose how to go forward.

In partnership with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum, the Hauenstein Center brought renowned historian Jon Meacham back to West Michigan. The bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner presented insights from his latest

book, The Soul of America: The Battle For Our Better Angels.

Jon Meacham is a renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and of the Society of American Historians, Meacham is a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. He is a contrib- uting writer to The New York Times Book Review, a contributing editor of Time, and has written for The New York Times op-ed page, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, and Garden & Gun. Meacham is also a regular guest on Morning Joe and other broad- casts. Meacham’s other books include: Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush; American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House; Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship; and Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. Jon Meacham (above) and H.W. Brands (below).

H.W. Brands: “Comedian-in-Chief: What Presidents’ Humor Says About Them, and About Us” Joint Program with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation & Museum and the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies Thursday, February 7, 2019

Grand Rapids: Humor often feels in short supply amid the hyperpolarization, loneliness, and resentment presently afflicting our polity. Fortunately, H.W. Brands – the Jack S. Blanton Senior Chair in History at the University of Texas, Austin – has much to share about the joke-telling chops of American presidents, the funny bone of the American people, and the serious role of humor in American democracy.

On Thursday, February 7, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum, and the Hauenstein Center at Grand Valley State University partnered to host Professor Brands, author of thirty books and two-time Pulitz- er Prize finalist, for yet another captivating and enlightening presentation. By number of visits, he remains the most popular guest speaker of the longstanding Ford-Hauenstein partnership.

With characteristic ambition and peerless style, Brands deftly guided an audience of more than 400 community members through a crash course on humor and the presiden- cy, from George Washington to Donald Trump, titled “Comedian-in-Chief: What Presi- dents’ Humor Says about Them, and about Us.” His packed audience in Grand Rapids was the first to hear his thoughts on this important subject, as Brands considers the pos- sibility of a new book project.

A camera crew from C-SPAN recorded the presentation for televised broadcast at a date to be determined. ~ Courtesy of the Hauenstein Center.

4 Photos courtesy of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies. Learning Center Activities

Field Trip to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

On December 7th, 2018, the Foundation sponsored a field trip for the eighth grade students from Gerald R. Ford Academic Center in Grand Rapids to visit Ann Arbor. Before the trip, the students worked with Foundation educator, Clare Shubert, to learn about President Ford and practice document analyzation. After an early morning bus ride, the big day started at the Presi- dential Library, where the staff gave a tour and taught students to analyze primary sources using original photographs and Watergate documents. Next, the group was off to learn about college life with a tour of the University of Michigan campus— complete with lunch in one of the dorms! Finally, they headed to Schembechler Hall where Coaches Jack and Jim Harbaugh greeted the students, toured them through the athletic facility, and even invited them to watch practice from the sidelines. Many, many thanks to all who made this an unforgettable day for the students!

Left: Clare Shubert, Director of Engagement and Programming works with students at the Library. Right: Students view photo contact sheets at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Photos courtesy of Amy Holubeck.

Victors of Character: A Story of Loyalty, Integrity, and the Courage to Make a Difference

The 2018-2019 season of Victors of Character: a Story of Loyalty, Integrity, and the Courage to Make a Difference continued on February 21st and 22nd in the auditorium of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. The play is based on the true events of 1934, when a young Gerald Ford was faced with a challenge that both revealed and tested his character. Willis Ward, Ford’s African American friend and University of Michigan teammate, was omitted from a game against Georgia Tech because of the Jim Crow laws of the South. Through live theater, students watch as those events unfold and learn about how it motivated both Ford and Ward to work toward a society that guaranteed civil rights for all. Over 800 students from a variety of public, private, and charter schools throughout West Michigan took part in the performances in February. For many students, seeing the play may be the first introduction they have to President Ford and is often the first live theater performance they’ve attended. Each show includes a “talk back” at the end, during which students are able to ask questions and interact with the cast members. Hearing their reflections on the story is always a powerful

experience. Many thanks to the generous sponsors that make this experience possible at no cost to schools: Mercantile Bank, Grand Valley State University, The Gremel Group, Susan and Bob Brown, Andrew and Meredith Gremmel, Jack and Jackie Harbaugh, Dr. Robert Humphries and Mrs. Marie Zerweck, and Warner Norcross + Judd LLP.

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Foundation Presidential Ford R. Gerald Left: Cast Members Darious Colquitt (left) and Jesse Aukeman (right) play Willis Ward and Jerry Ford, respectively, in the stage play Victors of Character. 5 2018 Foundation Contributors and Members

We wish to thank all of those who have contributed so generously to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation. Your dedication and continued support honor the principles and values demonstrated by President Ford throughout his life and allow the Foundation to continue sponsoring exhibits, programs, research grants and awards at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

Thank You To Our 2018 Major Corporate Sponsors: Amway Fifth Third Bank Meijer Foundation SpartanNash Company Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Meijer Corporation Mercantile Bank of Michigan Spectrum Health 2018 In-Kind Donations: Allegra Marketing.Print.Mail Mr. & Mrs. Hank and Liesel Meijer Offit Advisors Warner Norcross + Judd LLP Mr. Bob Boetticher LH Consulting Group & Pioneer Construction Van Singel Fine Arts Center Custer Workplace Interiors Making Everlasting Memories Salvation Army Mr. Stephen C. Waterbury Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Huizenga Meijer Corporation SeyferthPR Van Singel Fine Arts Center Ms. Barbara May, B. May Bags Mercantile Bank of Michigan SpartanNash Company Zebra Pen 2018 Program Partnerships:

ArtPrize Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Grand Rapids Public Schools Michigan Center for Civic Education Gerald R. Ford Council of the Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore Grand Valley State Univ/ Hauenstein Ctr. National Archives & Records Administration Boy Scouts of America Grand Rapids Drive Mercantile Bank 2018 Special Program Sponsors: “2018/2019 Victors of Character” Mercantile Bank—Premiere Performance Sponsor BHS Insurance—Spotlight Sponsor Bob Humphries & Marie Zerweck—Spotlight Sponsor Bob & Susan Brown—Grand Sponsor Red & Sheri Cavaney—Spotlight Sponsor Warner Norcross + Judd LLP—Spotlight Sponsor Grand Valley State University—Grand Sponsor Andrew & Meredith Gremel—Spotlight Sponsor The Gremel Group—Grand Sponsor Jack & Jackie Harbaugh—Spotlight Sponsor

Friends of Ford, Legacy Circle - $2,500 or more annually Mr. & Mrs. Keith L. Ambs Mr. & Mrs. Douglas & Maria DeVos Mr. & Mrs. William C. Martin Hon. & Mrs. Donald H. Rumsfeld Amway Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Fox Mr. & Mrs. David P. Mehney Mr. Brent Scowcroft Hon. & Mrs. James A. Baker, III Mr. & Mrs. David G. Frey Meijer Foundation Ms. Karen Scowcroft Dr. & Mrs. Brian C. Becker Gillett Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Hank Meijer Hon. & Mrs. Peter F. Secchia Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Grand Valley State University Hon. & Mrs. Terrence O'Donnell Spectrum Health Dr. & Mrs. William K. Brehm Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Huizenga Mr. Ned S. Offit Hon. & Mrs. Frank A. Ursomarso Mr. Robert and Mrs. Susan Brown Mr. Fred P. Keller Hon. Paul H. O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. David L. Van Andel Hon. & Mrs. James H. Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. David Hume Kennerly Mr. & Mrs. Paul O'Neill, Jr. Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald Weiser Hon. & Mrs. Red Cavaney Mr. & Mrs. Robin B. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Leon W. Parma

Friends of Ford, President’s Cabinet - $1,000 to $2,499 annually

Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Allen, Jr. First National Bank of Michigan Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Trinity Health Aquinas College Mr. Steven M. Ford Hon. & Mrs. F. David Mathews Hon. Margaret Tutwiler Mr. & Mrs. John G. Baab Mr. Craig J. Graves Mr. Daniel McManus Warner Norcross and Judd LLP Ms. Susan Ford Bales The Gremel Group Mr. & Mrs. Peter McPherson Mr. Jack Weidenbach The Honorable Sandy K. Baruah Maureen Hale Mercantile Bank of Michigan Western Michigan University BHS Insurance Mr. & Mrs. Jack Harbaugh Miss Zareen Taj Mirza Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Willard Mr. & Mrs. John F. Borgman Hon & Mrs. Bryce L. Harlow Mr. & Mrs. James Pingree Nelson Mr. & Mrs. James C. Williams Mr. & Mrs. David A. Brandon Hon. Carla A. Hills Norris Perne & French LLP Williams Kitchen & Bath Dr. Robert W. Browne Mr. & Mrs. David C. Hoogendoorn Mr. & Mrs. Seymour K. Padnos Mr. and Mrs. David Wohns Hon. & Mrs. Frank C. Carlucci Mr. & Mrs. David S. Hooker Ms. Barbara B. Paneral Ms. Kate Pew Wolters Hon. & Mrs. Richard B. Cheney Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Humphries Perrigo Company Foundation WZZM 13 Mrs. Margaret Earl Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Jandernoa Ms. Barbara Pietrangelo Xibitz Inc. Hon. Frederick B. Dent JP Morgan Chase Dr. & Mrs. Larry Robson Hon. & Mrs. Albert C. Zapanta Hon. Betsy DeVos & Mr. Dick DeVos Ms. Andrea P. Karsten Hon. & Mrs. Bill Schuette Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Zarb, Jr. Dr. Elaine Didier & Mr. Gordon Didier Mrs. Mary Ann Keeler SeyferthPR Mr. & Mrs. Randy Disselkoen Ms. Marcae Manting Mr. Don Sheets Ms. Elizabeth T. Donley Ms. Terri Land Mr. & Mrs. Brent Slay

Friends of Ford, Patron - $500 to $999 annually Mr. & Mrs. Peter Abbruzzese Mr. & Mrs. Donald Buske Admiral & Mrs. Thomas B. Hayward Ms. Connie Knap Dr. Victoria Phillips Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cannon Ms. Laura H. Hills Ambassador & Mrs. Tom C. Korologos Mrs. Joyce Andriessen Dr. Maria Cimitile Mr. Robert L. Hooker Lacks Enterprises Mr. John A. Bales The Henry Ford Foundation Mr. John W. Hushen Ms. Mary Loupee Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Berger Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ford Mr. Robert D. Hynes Ms. Patricia Matson Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Berry Ms. Karilyn Frederick Admiral & Mrs. Bobby R. Inman Dr. & Mrs. Fletcher A. Miller Mr. Frederick A. Bogaert Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Gremel Ms. Dennie Jagger Mr. & Mrs. Mark Murray John A. & Marlene L. Boll Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hancock Mr. & Mrs. R. Kevin Kennedy Mr. James E. Patterson

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Friends of Ford, Patron - $500 to $999 annually (continued) Mr. & Mrs. Dan Pfeiffer Mr. Richard Norton Smith Ms. Marilyn Titche Mr. John C. Wattles Mrs. Sally Quenneville Mr. Hilary F. Snell Mr. & Mrs. James P. Ursomarso Ms. Elizabeth Welch Mrs. Ruth E. Raiman Hon. Samuel "Buzz" Thomas, III Hons. Harold & Joanne Voorhees

Friends of Ford, Sustaining - $250 to $499 annually Mr. J. M. Abell Mr. Fritz Damm Mr. Don P. Leduc Mr. Richard Stiener Hon. & Mrs. Justin Amash Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Daugavietis Mr. & Mrs. John G. Levi Ms. Wendy Stock Mr. & Mrs. Carter Bacon Ms. Donijo DeJonge Ms. Loraine Lukash Mrs. Judith H. Subar Mr. & Mrs. Woody Baldwin Mr. Mark DeLano Mr. and Mrs. Bryce E. Lundell Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Taylor Mr. Robert E. Barrett Ms. Kathleen Ebers Piccard Mrs. Betsy Barkwell Mathiesen Mr. & Mrs. Larry Titley Mr. & Mrs. James N. Barton Mr. & Mrs. H. B. Fairchild, III Mr. Brian W. McKenney Mr. Donald Trap Mr. & Mrs. Ken Bauman Mrs. Nancy Fleming Michigan Certified Development Corp. Mr. Rick Treur Dr. & Mrs. Peter Bensinger Dr. & Mrs. J. Gregory Ford Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jack Misner Ms. Ethel Van Dam Mrs. Jill Berglund In Loving Memory of Richard & Ellen Ford - Ms. Elizabeth Neubig Mr. & Mrs. Steven Van Loon Mr. Dan Bitzer Love Linda, Laurie, and Rich Mr. & Mrs. Doug & Courtenay Oosterman Mrs. Joni Vander Till Mr. Timothy Black Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ford Mr. & Mrs. Robert Orben Mr. Theodore J Vogt Mr. & Mrs. George Boerigter Mr. Patrick Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Padnos Ms. Victoria Vuletich Kane Mr. & Mrs. John Boyles Ms. Fran Goran Mr. & Mrs. Donald Paton Mr. William L. Waanders Mrs. Peggy Bransdorfer Mr. Frederick D. Green Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Perez Mrs. Isabel T. Wallop Mr. Blaine A. Briggs Barbara Griffin Dr. William S. Rafaill Ms. Virginia Wanty Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Brumbaugh Mr. Thomas L. Groppel Mary Reagan-Shapton Mr. & Mrs. Lorence R. Wenke Mr. & Mrs. Chris Brush Mr. & Mrs. Geir Gundersen Ms. Arlene Reitz Mr. John Wert Dr. Charles Bukrey Mr. & Mrs. James Hill Mr. & Mrs. William C. Repko Mr. David Whitford Mr. Tom Bylenga Mr. Geoffrey Hummel Ms. Susan K. Schalon Mr. Gleaves Whitney Mr. John Calkins Mr. & Mrs. Win Irwin Hon. Tonya Schuitmaker Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Wicks Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Calvaruso Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kaminski Ms. Joan Sharda Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Wildes Mrs. Pamela Caspari Mr. Thomas E. Kauper Mr. Thym Smith Mr. & Mrs. Robert Worthington Mr. & Mrs. William C. Coderre, III Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Kimball SoundOff Signal Dr. Thomas H. Conner Ms. Linda Kirpes Andrew M. Stern Ms. Kathy Crosby Ms. Cheryl Lamphiere Ms. Linda Love Stewart

Friends of Ford, Associate - $100 to $249 annually Mr. Warren Abbey Mr. John G. Carlson Mr. Karl Freed Dr. Duane & Mrs. Marilyn Kirking Ms. Elizabeth C. Abell Mr. & Mrs. Donald Chamberlain Ms. Twink Frey Mr. & Mrs. John R. Kirkwood Wafa Adib-Lobo Mrs. Luthene Chappell Ms. Marjorie Gell Mr. Donald Joseph Klein, Dr. Mr. Michael Allen Mr. Paul N. Chardoul Mr. & Mrs. David Gibbs Mr. Douglas Komejan Ms. Bernice Azkoul Mr. & Mrs. Ray H. Chase Mr. James I. Gillard Ms. Tonya Krause-Phelan Ms. Debra Bailey Mr. & Mrs. David Cook Mr. Steve Glover, CFP® Sandra Stephenson Krivit Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Balbach Mr. Mike Corby Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Godfrey Mr. William Kudlack Bank of America Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Corning Mr. & Mrs. William Green Dr. Barbara G. Ladewski Dr. & Mrs. Lonson L. Barr Dr. & Mrs. Larry Crawley Mr. Charles W. Greenleaf, Jr. Dr. Sandra Last Dean Michael S. Barr Ms. Ann Cullen & Mr. Len Nurmi Ms. Jefra Groendyk Mr. & Mrs. R. Dale Lausch Mrs. Benton L. Becker Miss Mimi F Cummings Mr. & Mrs. James P. Hackett Ms. Ping Liang Dr. & Mrs. John H. Beernink Mrs. Jessie F. Dalman Mr. Kenneth G Hafeli Mr. & Mrs. Arend Lubbers Mr. & Mrs. Hector Berlanga Dr. Frederick Deane Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hager Mr. Eugene G. Lyons Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bernecker Mr. Dave Debine Dr. & Mrs. David D. Hamm Dr. & Mrs. Christian Matthews Mr. Louis Berra Ms. Kathy Den Hollander Ms. Diane Hammerman Mr. William McBride Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Beuker Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Devers Mr. & Mrs. Walton Hancock Colonel (USAF, Ret) William McCabe Senator Patricia L. Birkholz Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Devree Mr. & Mrs. Shane B Hansen Mr. Frederick McClure Mr. Scott Bishop Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Dewey, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Harder Mr. Patrick McLean Mr. & Mrs. James Blanchard Mr. & Mrs. Marvin J. DeWinter Mr. Christopher Hastings Mr. & Mrs. Robert McManus Hon. & Mrs. James Bolger Mr. Thomas L. Dorwin Mr. & Mrs. Steve Heacock Mrs. Jane E Mellema-Coulter Mrs. Nancy Borgeson Mr. & Mrs. David Downton Mr. & Mrs. John Hibbard Mr. Ellis Meschke Mr. Davis E Boster, Jr Mr. & Mrs. Theodore DuMez Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Hill Hons. Mick & Mary Ann Middaugh Mr. & Mrs. John D. Bouwer Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. DuPont Mr. & Mrs. Dirk C. Hoffius Mr. & Mrs. John H. Mihalec Mr. Warren Bowler Mr. Stephen William Edison Mr. Thomas L. Holling Mr. & Mrs. Hassan Mirshah Ms. Tracey Brame Mrs. Vernon Ehlers Ms. Sally C Howe Mr. Gordon Moeller Ms. Deb Braseth Mr. Brian Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Humphries Mr. Thomas J. Moriarty Mr. C. Christopher Brodwell Mrs. Frances Ellis Mr. & Mrs. John S. Jackoboice Ms. Kathleen Muir Laidlaw Mrs. Karrie Brown Mr. & Mrs. Chip Emery Mr. Richard S. Jackson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stuart A. Munro Ms. Joan B. Buchanan Ms. Jeanne Englehart Ms. Wendy P. Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. J. Lee Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell C. Burgers Mr. Robert Ethen Mr. & Mrs. John Janick Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Murray Mr. & Mrs. Everett L. Burkey Mr. & Mrs. Mat Fahrenkrug Ms. Beverly S. Jansma Ms. Stephanie Naito Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Burnham Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Failor Ms. Susan D. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Tom Nanzig Dr. John F. Butzer Mr. & Mrs. William S. Farr Mr. & Mrs. Michael Julien Mr. Robert Naylor, Jr. Dr. Linda L. Byington Mr. & Mrs. Tom Farrington Mr. & Mrs. Art Kale Mr. Ronald H. Nessen Mrs. Carol L. Bylsma Mr. Mark Fearer Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Karelse Mr. & Mrs. Les Neuman Mr. & Mrs. William Bylsma Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Ford Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kay Mr. & Mrs. Ken Norris Mr. Mark E. Calkins Ms. Victoria Lynn Ford Mrs. Herman Keizer Mr. William Obering Mr. & Mrs. Lou Cannon Mr. & Mrs. William Ford, III Dr. & Mrs. Don Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Olin Ms. Deborah Caplan Dr. & Mrs. Greg Forzley Mr. David Warren Kempers Mr. David Olive Mr. & Mrs. Gary Carey, Jr. Mr. Robert & Mrs. Julie Ford Foster Mr. Thomas Kettler Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Olson

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Friends of Ford, Associate - $100 to $249 annually (continued) Mr. Calvin P. Owen Mr. Walter A. Reister Mr. Dan Smith Mr. Donald D VanderZwaag Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Padnos Mr. & Mrs. Dale W. Rhoades Ms. Margie Smith Ms. Maria Ward Mr. William R. Padnos Mr. David M. Rich Mr. & Mrs. Roger Snider Mr. & Mrs. Bill Warren Mr. & Mrs. Christos Panopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Ridings Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Spies Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Waterbury Hon. & Mrs. Bruce Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rogers Ms. Diane St. Claire Mr. & Mrs. Birge Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Gary Paul Mr. Richard Rosenthal Mr. Brian J. Steenbergen Dr. & Mrs. James Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Timothy S. Penning Ms. Sally Sampson Hon. Jo Ann C. Stevenson Hon. Gladys Roann-Watson & Mr. Todd Petzel Sanford House Mr. Stephen Stewart Mr. Kent Watson Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Pietryga Mr. & Mrs. Peter Satterthwaite Mr. & Mrs. James L. Stokes Mr. James A. Weber Mr. Brad Pinter Mr. & Mrs. David Schmidt Mr. Ronald B. Strauss Mr. Joshua Tigay Weiner Mr. Michael Pokrywka Mr. John H. Schneider, Jr. Ms. Mary Swanson Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Wennekamp Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Polich Mr. & Mrs. John P. Schneider Mr. David Tarrien Mr. Joel Westphal Ms. Margaret Potter Ms. Judith C. Schwarzer Ms. Vicki Tingley Ms. June M. Whelan The Pyle Foundation Ms. Sidney Sue Shank Mr. Peter M. Turner Mr. & Mrs. Larry H. Whipple Mr. Gordon Jay Quist Mr & Mrs. William Sharp Mrs. Jan Uzarski Ms. Mary Frances Widner Ms. Toree Randall Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Shaw, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Van Doeselaar Mr. & Mrs. Larry Willey Ms. Judith Rasmussen Ms. June Shaw Ms. Marilyn Van Tassel Ms. Margie Willis Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Rathburn Mrs. John B. Shlaes Mr. & Mrs. Dale VanAllsburg Ms. Joan Wilson Ms. Martha Reeves Mr. Reed Simon Mr. & Mrs. Jeff VanderArk Ms. Mary Ann Yaeger

Friends of Ford, Family - $50 to $99 annually Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Allaben Mrs. Marsha Exelby Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lannon Ms. Marjorie Sligh Mr. Bruce W. Allen Dr. & Mrs. James B. Fahner Mr. Donald Lautenbach Mr. E. Gregory Smith Ms. Dorothy Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Fairman Ms. Kristy Lecceadone Mr. & Mrs. Hal C. Smith Mr. Craig Avery Mr. & Mrs. James H. Falk, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. William MacKay Mr. & Mrs. John William Smith Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Avery Mr. Elliot Fisch Mr. Robert Macomber Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Smith Dr. & Mrs. George Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Fletcher Mr. Tad Malpass Mr. Timothy A. Snow Dr. & Mrs. Charles M. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Edward Fody Mr. Edwin L. Marino Ms. Mary Ellen Sparks Mr. and Mrs. John M. Barr Mr. Dean Forhan Hon. David C. Maturen Ms. Deborah Stanifer Ms. Laurie Beard Mr. & Mrs. David Francisco Mr. Matt Maury Mr. P. Frederick Steketee Ms. Beverly Becksvoort Mr. Henry Fuhs Dr. & Mrs. James W. McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Stiansen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bemben Mr. & Mrs. David G. Gaebel Ms. Karen McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Strassell Mrs. Carol Bergman Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Gazan Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McGarrity Dr. & Mrs. Mark D. Strauss Ms. Patricia Bloom Mr. & Mrs. Larry Gemmen Mr. & Mrs. John E. McGarry Ms. Mary Ellen Stroup Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Blumenthal Mr. Wes Geurkink Mr. & Mrs. Bruce McGlincy Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Swain Mr. & Mrs. Richard Boonstra Mr. & Mrs. William B. Gill Mr. James D. McGlothlin Mr. & Mrs. James Swoboda Mrs. Betsy Buist Boss Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gole Mr. Paul McGuire Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Tatreau Mr. & Mrs. Howard & Janet Bowersox Ms. Elaine W. Gordon Mr. Stanley McLaughlin Ms. Paula Tibbe Hon. & Mrs. Hugh Brenneman, Jr. Ms. Eleanor J. Gorman Ms. Karen McPhee Dr. & Mrs. Nick Timmer Mr. & Mrs. Craig E. Brodie Ms. Patricia Grawburg Ms. Barbara Melgaard-Grissen Mary Margaret Tinney Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brower Mr. Scott W. Greenlee Mr. Milan Michael Milivojevic Mr. Troy Tissue Mrs. Cynthia Ann Brown Ms. Lynn Roh Gregory Mr. Bernard A. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Lee Traynor Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Dan Gryzen Mr. Sam Moore Mr. George Trowbridge Ms. Rouene M. Brown Mr. Bob Hart Mr. John Morse Mr. & Mrs. Norman O. Tubbs Kathleen and James Bruinsma Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Hawkins Ms. Margaret Murphy Mr. & Mrs. David UitdeFlesch Ms. Linda Burnham Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Heindrichs Mr. R. Paul Nelson Mrs. Marian F. Van Dore Mr. David Cain Mr. & Mrs. Boyd A. Henderson Ms. Mary Lynn Noah Mr. & Mrs. Ronald VanAntwerp Mr. Brian Cannan Mr. Robert Hensinger Mr. Hal Ostrow Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Vance Mrs. Therese J. Carlson Mr. Thomas G. Herman Mr. Tim Ozinga Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Vandermeulen Mr. & Mrs. James R. Carr Mr. and Mrs. Chad Hershberger Capt. & Mrs. Philip Palmer, USN (Retired) Mr. Robert A. Van Renterghem Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cassis Mr. Mark D Hessler Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Ronald VanSteeland Dr. Matthew Castanier Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hickey Mr. Wayne Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Vassar Ms. Faye Chiles Mr. Daniel C Himebaugh Dr. & Mrs. Roger W. Pietras Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Veeneman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Collier Mr. & Mrs. Frank Isabelle Ms. Martha Ford Postma Mr. Eric Richard Vetter Dr. & Mrs. John Colwill Mr. & Mrs. Josef Iwaniw Ms. Helmi Raaska Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Wagner Mr. Jake Cook Dr. & Mrs. Julian Joseph Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Rander Mrs. Sandra Ward Mr. & Mrs. Phillip & Julie Croll Mr. & Mrs. Mike Joyce Mr. & Mrs. William J. Reedy Mr. & Mrs. Mark and Cynthia Warnshuis Mr. & Mrs. Donald Dalton Mr. & Mrs. James Karsten Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Lorin J. Weddell Mrs. Rose A. Dame Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kasper Drs. Harry & Linda Rinker Ms. Carol J. White Mr. James E Dangerfield Mr. Brad Kaufmann Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rizzo Mr. & Mrs. Robert White Mr. & Mrs. Bruce David Mr. Manavaz Keshishian Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Roach Ms. Sharon S. White Mr. & Mrs. Gary DeWitt Mr. & Mrs. Norman Kiel Mr. & Mrs. Jim Rogers Mr. John B. Wilkinson, Jr. Mr. John Di Costanzo Mr. & Mrs. P. Douglas Kindschi Mr. James Rojeski Mr. Dennis M Williams Ms. Barbara Dillon Ms. Patricia Kinkade Mr. John R. E. Ruhl Mr. Loyd E. Winer Ms. Suzanne Doten Mr. and Mrs. Steven Klaubo Mr. & Mrs. Russell B. Scaffede Mr. & Mrs. Keith Wolverton Mr. & Mrs. Tom Drenth Mr. Wallson George Knack Ms. Sandra Schaad Ms. Barbara A. Yared Dr. & Mrs. Jason K. Duncan Rev. Edward J. Knott Mrs. Cheryl E Shattuck Mr. Bruce Yates Mr. & Mrs. Donald Dykstra Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Komray Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Sheldon Ms. Gloria Yff Mr. & Mrs. Jason Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kozera Mr. & Mrs. Garald R. Shires Mrs. Alice Patricia Young Ms. Constance S. Ellis Ms. Carolyn Krick Mrs. Clare Shubert Mr. James T. Young Ms. Susan A. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Kroll Mr. William Simonds Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Young Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Elshaw Mr. & Mrs. John LaFramboise Ms. Janine Skavnak Dr. Charles H. Zilch Hon. Joanne & Mr. John Emmons Ms. Lily Langen Ms. Kim Slager

8 2018 Foundation Contributors and Members

Friends of Ford, Individual - up to $49 annually Mrs. Julian Aukeman Mrs. Sherry Firestone Ms. Debbie Locke Lt. Joseph Scott Seymour Mrs. Cecille Bales Ms. Sally Lee Foley Mr. & Mrs. Ray B. Loeschner Mr. Dick Shaw Ms. Kathy Barnett Ms. Elizabeth Ford Dr. Brian Long Mr. Thomas Sibley Ms. Nola Batch Mr. James J. Fox Mr. Michael Saliba Loughman Ms. Rosalie Ann Sieber Mr. David R. Bates Mr. Jeffrey A. Frost Mr. Nat Love Ms. Linda K. Siler Ms. Kathryn E. Baxter Mr. Dick Garbarino Dr. & Mrs. John F. Lovejoy, Jr. Mr. Robert Simmons Mr. Edward J. Bayer Mrs. Barbara F. Gilmore Ms. Mary C. Lukens Ms. Carolyn S. Skaff Ms. Shari Bayer Mr. Mike Gregory Ms. Carol Makielski Ms. Colleen S. Smith Mr. John Bazen Ms. Roseanne Hall Mr. Stan Masters Mr. Larry L. Smith Ms. Dina Beaumont Dr. Mike Halpin Mr. Joseph McGrenra Mr. & Mrs. Chris Sonneveldt, III Ms. Rosemary Bennett Ms. Sandra Ham Mr. Seth Meinel Ms. Frankie R. Sparks Ms. Mary S. Boulden Mr. & Mrs. Dean Haney Mr. Stephen Miller Ms. Laura Sproul Mr. Glen L Bower Ms. M. Kay Hannah Mr. Brian Milliron Ms. Jacqueline K. Stefko Mrs. Paul D. Bowers Mr. Leon F. Harris Mrs. William G. Mitsch, Jr. Ms. Sarah R. Steingold Mr. Christopher E Bowman Ms. Donna M. Hattem Ms. Kathryn C. Moessner Ms. Polly Stevens Mrs. Robert G. Bowman Mr. Matthew X. Hauser Mr. Edward Lawrence Moore Mr. Louie Sullivan Ms. Patricia Ann Boyle Mrs. Janice Heerspink Mr. Dave Morgan Mr. R. Kim Summers Mrs. Janice Brander Ms. Sara J. Herron Mr. & Mrs. James A. Morse Lt. General & Mrs. Guy C. Swan, III Ms. Mary Beth Brenneman Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Higgenbotham Mr. James Muller Mr. Peter Tanz Ms. Martha Brooks Mrs. Mary A. Holland Hon. Aric Nesbitt Ms. Charlotte Turner Mr. Ronald J. Campbell Ms. Jean Hopkins Ms. Nancy J Nydam Ms. Crystal M. Unema Ms. Amy L. Charles Ms. Sueann Horsfall Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ochmanek Mrs. Elizabeth Van Ess Ms. Jo Ellyn Clarey Ms. Kathryn A. Hutchins Ms. Patricia Ann Oldford Ms. Phyllis VandenBerg Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Cook Hon. Brandt Iden Ms. Dana B. Ott Ms. Jan Vander Weide Mr. Dwight L. Coulter Ms. Joyce Israels DeVries Ms. Judy Palmer Mrs. Joyce Y. VanHouten Ms. Joyce Crane Mr. Robert R. Israels Mr. Tony Palmer Mr. Dennis A. Velie Mr. Bryan O. Crofoot Mr. Eric Scott Jackson Ms. Marge Palmerlee Mr. George P. Viegelmann Mr. Raymond W. Cummings, Jr. Ms. Janet Jensen Ms. Daletta S. Payne Mr. Bartholomew Dominic Vittori, Jr Mr. & Mrs. John Dahl Mrs. Earl R. Ross Ms. Timira Perry Mr. Michael Wagner Mr. Douglas Davis Mr. Terry Jolink Mr. Anthony J. Prestipino Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Walker Dr. Fernando C. DeBaca Mr. Mark Kammert Mr. Kirk A. Profit Ms. Ann E. Walton Mayor Nancy DeBoer Dr. William Kamstra Ms. Lisa Rafferty Dr. Joseph Warren Mr. Daniel R. De Hoek Ms. Fran Karnemaat Ms. Loraine Rebar Ms. Debra Weseloh Mr. Chris Deitschel Mr. Steve Katerberg Ms. Sarah Reiniche Mr. Benjamin Whaley Ms. Danielle Josephine DeWitt Reverend Stuart Brooks Keith, III Mrs. Jane Reynolds Ms. Denise A. Widup Mr. R. Stephen Doan, Esq. Ms. Judy Kelly Ms. Jeffra J. Rockwell Ms. Susan L. Wilder Mr. Robert DuBert Ms. Mary E. Keren Professor Stephen R. Rolandi Ms. Catherine Winick Ms. JoEllen L. Dunn Ms. Sally Ann Kikkert Ms. Barbara Rosga Ms. Barbara Woodhull Mr. Philip Dwyer Mr. David Kirwan Ms. Meredith Rothouse Mrs. Tom Worthington Mr. Dennis M. Echelbarger Mr. David R. Klein Mr. & Mrs. Jeffry Ruhland Ms. JoAnn Wortman Mr. Peter Eckstein Mr. Jerry Kooiman Mrs. Margaret Ryan Mr. David G. Zandee Ms. Sandra Eisert Mr. Robert Larivee, Sr. Mrs. Janell Sandstedt-Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Zach Ziegler Mr. Daniel L. Elve Mr. John D. Laun Ms. Leslie S. Sanford Employers Committed Ms. Carol Jean Lenger Mrs. Deborah Schuhrke Mr. Kurt Fanning Ms. Patricia Lively Ms. Corliss E. Scott 2018 Volunteers Annie Agar Sarah Conrad Madison Lecceadone Terry Stelter Becky Agar Michele DeRose Inbal Lipsky Kari Theison Lee Allen Ginger Duncan Kathryn McCabe Terry Treman Jesse Aukman Cari Griffin Sarah McCabe Kelly Tuttle Brigid Avery Jim Hill Ashley Martin Diane VanAllsburg Larry Avery HIS Dance Studio Al Pheley Joni VanderTill Mary Baird Dr. Robert M. Humphries Helmi Raaska Victoria Vuletich Kristin Bomberg Joann Kozlowicz Kavitha Reddy Marie Zerweck Gilbert Chinitz Amy Lawrence Marybeth Rivera 2018 Docents Craig Avery Nancy Haney David Moore Joni VanderTill Pat Berman Marj Harding Craig Neckers Sandy Ward Bill Bode Rosanne Holton Tony Palmer Sharon Yentsch Trix Carlson Brian Milliron Kathryn Phillips Richard Davies Jack Misner Harry Rinker Valerie Dornbos Maddly Montauban Diane VanAllsburg

We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please contact Kristy Lecceadone at 616.254.0396 or [email protected] with any corrections.

9 Library and Museum News

Letter from the Library and Museum Director, Elaine K. Didier, Ph.D. Following the extended 35-day shutdown due to a lapse in federal new core exhibits and also the Betty Ford appropriations, and then blasts of winter weather that caused both Centennial exhibit.

of our sites to close for several days, all of us at the Library and The Museum Docent program, led by Public Museum are very glad to be back in business! As you can appreciate, Affairs Specialist Kristin Mooney, has been the shutdown caused many complications -- our new holiday train revitalized and our volunteers are enjoying exhibit, which received rave reviews during its first season, only had stylish new uniform shirts and special badges three weeks for visitors to see it rather than the planned six weeks, to identify them to visitors. Our docents make Dr. Elaine K. Didier and we extended the Betty Ford Centennial exhibit to Feb. 10. a huge contribution to the Museum and we are Members of our exhibit team are now working on installation of fortunate to have so many highly committed people eager to work with Extraordinary Circumstances, a retrospective exhibit by Foundation us!

Trustee and Ford Administration lead photographer, David Hume Kennerly, which has now been rescheduled to open on March 26. In the area of staff news, we are proud that our Curator, Don Holloway,

is featured in a History Channel documentary series, Presidents at War, In addition, education classes and rental events, plus a speaker we which will be released later in February. In addition, he coordinated all had courted for several months, all had to be cancelled, and we were of the logistics surrounding the filming of Watergate Scandal: A unable to provide access for a number of researchers, including one Mysteries at the Museum program on the Travel Channel, and is international scholar, who had planned January trips to the Library. featured as our resident on-air personality!

In addition, numerous reference questions and AV inquiries went The Foundation-supported Digitization Technician, Rebecca McNitt, unanswered and are now being addressed.

who works at the Library scanning materials to be posted on the web- Our joint Program Planning team with the Foundation will meet soon site, has just been selected as a contestant on Jeopardy! Rebecca is to reconsider our schedule and select dates for a number of outstand- the daughter of one of our former archivists, Bill McNitt, and follows

ing speakers we’ve identified for the coming months, so stand by for her sister Sarah in being selected for the show. Best of luck, Rebecca!

additional information!

I’m also pleased to share the news that Governor Snyder has reap-

Early in February, the Museum hosted some special visitors in collabo- pointed me to a second three-year term on the Library of Michigan ration with the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan: Ambassador Board of Trustees as a representative of special libraries across Michigan, serving through 2021.

Barbara Stephenson, president of the American Foreign Service

Association, and then the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., Cui All of us at the Library and Museum look forward to another productive Tiankai, who was joined by members of the Chinese Consulate in year of feature exhibits, public programs, and working with students Chicago and also representatives of the Cohen Group. It was and researchers from around the world. We are grateful for the support wonderful to have the opportunity to showcase both our wonderful of Friends of Ford, trustees, and donors to make our work possible.

Peoples Republic of China Ambassador Visits the Museum

Farewell to Tina Luckett

It is bittersweet to share On February the 8th (an auspicious day), the Ford Museum was honored to host the news that our Admin- His Excellency, Ambassador Cui Tiankai, of the Peoples Republic of China. istrative Assistant at the Following his speech at the World Affairs Council on American-Chinese relations, the Ambassador spent nearly two hours with Deputy Director Joel Westphal and Library, Tina Luckett, left Registrar James Draper on a full tour of the Museum. In preparation for his visit, us in December to accept the Museum also prepared a special exhibit table highlighting the gifts received a promotion with the U.S. by President Ford during his trip to China in December 1975. Fish and Wildlife Agency. Tina was with us for eight years, and was a key force in coordinating and

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Library Presidential Ford R. Gerald supporting a wide range of activities at the Library – and also served as our exceptional staff photogra- pher. She was a great representative of the Library and Museum, and often offered to assist with major programs at the Museum as well as at Foundation events. Tina will be sorely missed for her many tal- ents and wonderful way of working with staff, re-

searchers, VIPs, guest speakers and visitors alike. Museum Presidential Ford R. Gerald We miss her, and wish her great success in her new Ambassador Cui Tiankai (left) and Library and Museum Deputy Director position! Joel Westphal in President Ford’s office at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation. 10 Library and Museum News

JJ Green “National Security in Threatening Times Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Ann Arbor: The Library presented a thought-provoking program by JJ Green, winner of the 2017 Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense and a correspondent with WTOP radio in Washington, DC,

specializing in global security matters.

In his insightful talk, Mr. Green focused primarily on the impact of technology on national security and contended that the pace of technological change is one of the greatest threats to national security. He stated that the flow of information is so great these days that people are struggling to keep up with the barrage, which leads to distractions as we try to process the growing glut of information and sort fact from fiction. In illustrating this point, Mr. Green described some of the social media activities and tactics, including troll factories created to fabricate and spread misleading and untrue points of view, employed by the Russian Federation during the 2016 presidential election to try and sway public opinion for or against certain candidates as a means of furthering their own national interests. While Mr. Green painted a bleak picture at times, he remained optimistic that the country will

weather the storm in the long run as we learn how to better counter these technological Library Presidential Ford R. Gerald

challenges to our national security.

JJ Green

The audience of 180 people asked many great questions during the question and answer session and continued the riveting discussion with our speaker at the reception following the program. “Pajama Story Time” at the Ford Museum

On December 9th, 2018, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum welcomed

pajama-clad children and their families to enjoy a “Polar Express” themed party.

The first-ever “Pajama Story Time” was an opportunity for guests to view the new train display in the Museum’s lobby. The train, proudly displayed at the nearby Breton Village Mall for decades, debuted in its new home at the Museum this past December. After watching the train whiz around the tracks and finding all of the items on the display’s scavenger hunt (including a miniature version of our President Ford statue!), children were invited into the Learning Center for a special treat. Mac, the morning DJ from “West Michigan’s Christmas Music Station”, Star 105.7, did a special reading of his favorite holiday story, The Polar Express by Chris Van

Allsburg.

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Foundation Presidential Ford R. Gerald At the end of the story, each child received a special jingle bell and was invited to Mac, the morning DJ from “West Michigan’s Christmas Music Station”, create a craft project and enjoy hot cocoa and cookies. There was even a special Star 105.7 during a special reading of “The Polar Express” to children “Polar Express” engine circling our Christmas tree. Our guests left full of treats and during Pajama Story Time at the Ford Museum. holiday spirit and we are already looking forward to the train display next year!

Michael Giorgione “Inside Camp David” Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Ann Arbor: Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione (Ret.) presented a lecture on his book Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 28, 2018. Giorgione was commander of Camp David 1999-2001, spanning the Clinton and G. W. Bush presidencies.

Inside Camp David details first-ever insider accounts into life at this intensely private and secret hideaway used by presidents and their families for over 75 years. Camp David allows the First Family to relax, and escape from the incessant gaze of the media and the public. It has hosted decades of family gatherings and high-level summits with foreign leaders to foster diplomacy.

Combining fascinating interviews with commanders and historic photographs, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Library Presidential Ford R. Gerald Giorgione revealed the intimate connection felt by the First Families with Camp Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione (Ret.) autographs his book following David. Among those attending the lecture were Joe and Nancy Camp. Camp the presentation at the Library. was commander of Camp David for President George H. W. Bush. 11 Please join us: “Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford” by David Hume Kennerly

A must-see exhibit of photography by President Gerald Ford’s White House photographer, David Hume Kennerly, who personally selected each image, creating what he calls “a close-up

portrait of President Ford’s humanity.”

Opening March 26, 2019 Check website for additional information as it becomes available.

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