The Leonard Lopate Show: Historic Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald Ford

Historic Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford talked frequently with Thomas DeFrank, from 1991 to shortly before his death in 2006, in a way in which few presidents ever have. Write it When I’m Gone records Gerald Ford’s musings on Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, both Bush administrations, his own life and passions, and much more.

Write it When I’m Gone is available for purchase at amazon.com

Weigh in: Do you think Gerald Ford was a good president?

Guests:

Thomas DeFrank

Comments [3]

Ford truly was a coward, I agree. And I reject this whole "padoning to save the country" bs that the right-wing corporate media put out when he died. It was wrong to pardon Nixon and sent the wrong message. For pardoning Nixon, Ford showed he was a moral hypocrite.

Oct. 30 2007 12:37 PM

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eCAHNomics

OMG-Ford got a "Profile in Courage Award"!!!! What a slap in the face to JFK.

Oct. 30 2007 12:15 PM

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eCAHNomics

I find it smarmy that Ford wouldn't say what he believed while he was alive. What a coward.

Oct. 30 2007 12:07 PM

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