Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life

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Gerald R. Ford Previous books by James Cannon Politics U.S.A. (1960) American Agenda (1989) Time and Chance: Gerald Ford’s Appointment with History (1994) Apostle Paul (2005) Gerald R. Ford An Honorable Life James Cannon Afterword by Scott Cannon The University of Michigan Press Ann Arbor Copyright © by the estate of James Cannon 2013 All rights reserved This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publisher. Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America c Printed on acid-­ free paper 2016 2015 2014 2013  4 3 2 1 A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-­ in-­ Publication Data Cannon, James M., 1918–­2011. Gerald R. Ford : an honorable life / James Cannon ; afterword by Scott Cannon. pages  cm Includes index. ISBN 978-­ 0-­ 472-­ 11604-­ 1 (cloth : alk. paper) —­ISBN 978-­ 0-­ 472-­ 02946-­ 4 (e-­book) 1. Ford, Gerald R., 1913–­ 2006. 2. Presidents—­ United States—­ Biography. 3. United States—­ Politics and government—­ 1974–­ 1977. I. Title. E866.C35  2013 973.925092—­dc23 [B] 2013006632 Although James Cannon had planned to provide source notes and bibliography for this book as he had in previous books, he did not complete that portion of the manuscript before his death. For James Monroe Cannon IV Scott Dawson Cannon Gerald Ford was our only President to be a normal human being. —­Henry Kissinger ...