Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford faced off in 1976 in a bitter campaign but later bonded as few presidents have — and made a pact to speak at each other’s funerals.

May 1975 - Cambodia seizes the American ship Mayaguez. Ford sends in the Navy, Marines and Air Force. The ship is retaken and the crew of 39 is rescued, although 41 American service members are killed as a result of the operation. July 8, 1975 - Formally announces he will seek the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1976.

One of the nation’s first campaign consultants for hire, he advised leading Republicans, including President Gerald Ford, but Reagan was his prized candidate.

Gerald Ford’s son Steve Ford read his father's eulogy for Jimmy Carter at Thursday's funeral service, drawing a few smiles, laughs, and tears.

The late President Gerald Ford commemorated his friend and fellow President Jimmy Carter in a touching eulogy that was read at Carter’s funeral Thursday by Ford’s son.

He was adopted by his mother’s second husband, Gerald Ford ... nomination for president over Ronald Reagan. November 1, 1976 – Jimmy Carter defeats Ford in the presidential election.

Bitter cold gripping much of the country led to a record cold Presidential Inauguration, which was held indoors.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president on January 20, 2025. What happens on Inauguration Day, who is invited, and who pays for it all?

In the 1970s, a conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal—proving the political potency of the issue.

In the 1970s, a conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal—proving the political potency of the issue.

Carter’s is its fifth presidential funeral, following those of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, and George H.W. Bush. President Woodrow Wilson is buried within the cathedral.

Truman (we’ll come back to this later), Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush over the past several decades. Now comes President-elect Donald Trump ...