Season 3, Episode 38-Gerald Ford’s Tomb

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How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels 2026, Part 1! – Visiting the Presidents

BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip back to Ohio from Arizona, and the start of my New England swing! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh""Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch""Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"Homes"Franklin Pierce and Concord""Abraham Lincoln and Springfield""Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis""Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" for the Coolidge Homestead"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" for Campobello Island "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"Gravesites"Millard Fillmore's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb" "Abraham Lincoln's Tomb""Benjamin Harrison's Tomb" "Calvin Coolidge's Tomb""Lyndon Johnson's Tomb" Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! 
  1. How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels 2026, Part 1!
  2. S3 E38 Gerald Fords Tomb
  3. S3 E37 Richard Nixon's Tomb
  4. S3 E36 Lyndon Johnson's Tomb
  5. S3 E35 John F Kennedy's Tomb

Be sure to listen to Gerald Ford’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Gerald Ford and Omaha” on his birthplace!

Also, listen to Gerald Ford’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Gerald Ford and Alexandria” on his homes!

Gerald Ford was the only President who never ran for the office or Vice Presidency, and he wound up President during one of the most turbulent times. His post-Presidency was spent elevating the stature of the office. Learn about the end of Ford’s Presidency, his long retirement, death, burial, and legacy!

The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum official site.

From My July 2023 Visit!

At the Ford gravesite
Entrance to the gravesite
Marker at entrance
The gravesite
Marker at exit
Reverse

From My July 2026 Visit!

Gerald Ford’s gravesite
Entrance
The gravesite
Closer view
From his speech
View from the exit

From My July 2013 Visit!

Gravesite of Gerald and Betty Ford

From My June 2016 Visit!

Entrance to the Fords’ burial site
Gravesite of the Fords
Statue of Gerald Ford

Statues of Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford in front of his Museum
In the Capitol Rotunda
In Rapid City
Senate bust as Vice President
At the Gerald Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids
President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at the dedication of the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum, with Betty and Gerald Ford.

The Presidents Club

Initially incredibly wary of one another, Presidents Carter and Ford developed a warm friendship
President Reagan called on Presidents Ford, Carter, and Nixon to represent him at Anwar el Sadat’s funeral
Presidents Bush and Ford on Air Force One
President Clinton invited Presidents Ford, Bush, and Carter to the White House for the NAFTA signing and the White House’s 200th anniversary
Betty and Gerald Ford in the Oval Office with President Bush
Gerald Ford lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
Betty Ford at the casket of Gerald Ford in the Capitol.
The casket of Gerald Ford arriving at the National Cathedral.
The current and for Presidents and First Ladies at Gerald Ford’s service at National Cathedral: George and Barbara Bush, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and Nancy Reagan. Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney are between the Bushes and Carters.
President Jimmy Carter delivering Gerald Ford’s eulogy in Grand Rapids.

Gerald Ford Gravesite: Gerald Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Recommended Reading for Gerald Ford

Richard Norton Smith, An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald Ford.
James Cannon, Gerald Ford: An Honorable Life.
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R Ford.
Gerald Ford, A Time To Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald Ford.

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