"I would like to thank Gerald Ford for all he has done to heal our land," Jimmy Carter said in his inaugural address in 1977 and then repeated during his eulogy in 2007, capping one of our longest post-Presidencies. Learn about Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States, and the end of his term, his post-Presidency, death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/10/13/season-3-episode-38-gerald-fords-tomb/Season 1's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Omaha" on his birthplace!Season 2's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Alexandria" on his homes!Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
“It’s a long way from Yorba Linda to the White House,” Richard Nixon was fond of saying, and the 37th President returned to his roots following his death. The first President to resign, a humiliating moment of disgrace, Nixon worked in his post-Presidency to restore his standing. Learn about the end of Nixon’s Presidency, his long retirement, death, burial, and legacy!
In the flowersI adore this garden With Friend of “Visiting the Presidents” Andrew Alexander! The gravesite With the gravestones
From My August 2016 Visit!
The Pat Nixon Garden at the Nixon Library The gravesite for Richard and Pat Nixon Richard Nixon’s gravestonePat and Richard Nixon’s gravestones
From My November 2017 Visit
The Nixon gravesite with the birthplace behind
The gravesite in the gardenPat and Richard NixonRichard Nixon’s marker
From My November 2021 Visit!
The gravesite and birthplaceMarkers for Pat and Richard NixonIn the flowers
From My September 2026 Visit!
At Richard and Pat Nixon’s gravesite The gravesite and birthplacePat and Richard NixonWith the gravesite and birthplaceRichard NixonThe gravesite from the birthplace stepsFrom the birthplace
The Fords escorting the Nixons from the White House
Returning to the White House
Nixon’s return, with Jimmy Carter in 1979With Bill Clinton
With Presidents Reagan, Ford, and Carter before Anwar El-Sadat’s funeral
Hosting Presidents Ford, Reagan, and Bush at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library opening in 1990.
Richard Nixon lying in repose in the lobby of his Library in Yorba Linda.
Bill Clinton delivering the eulogy at Richard Nixon’s funeral.
The current and former Presidents and First Ladies at Richard Nixon’s gravesite: President Bill and Hillary Clinton; George and Barbara Bush; Ronald and Nancy Reagan; Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter; and Gerald and Betty Ford.
Statues of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon in Rapid City With Richard Nixon in Rapid CityRichard Nixon’s bust in the US SenateRichard Nixon in Wakefield, New Zealand
Richard Nixon Gravesite: Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Yorba Linda, California.
Recommended Reading for Richard Nixon
Kasey S. Pipes, After the Fall: The Remarkable Comeback of Richard Nixon.
Stephen Ambrose, Nixon, Volume 3, Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1990.
Fawn Brodie, Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character.
John Farrell, Richard Nixon: A Life.
Evan Thomas, Being Nixon: A Man Divided.
Richard Reeves, President Nixon: Alone in the White House.
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