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A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
Autobiography of a former President of the United States, detailing both his personal life and career.
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454 pages
Published
December 1st 1979
by HarperCollins Publishers
(first published August 1st 1979)
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This memoir was the most extensive commentary Gerald Ford ever provided regarding American politics. He granted several interviews over the years, but they were usually short and not very introspective. Ford was perfectly willing to retire from the public eye and concentrate on serving on the boards of directors of various businesses. Unlike most ex-presidents who work hard to achieve elder statesman status to either rehabilitate or firm up their place in history, Ford was satisfied with what he
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Gerry Ford - class act. He pardoned Nixon knowing full well there would be a big political price to pay. He did because he did not think the agony of what had gone and how it was ripping the country apart should go one any more. He did the right thing. Even his political opponents who chastised him at the time, have now come around and said he did the right thing. This book is a prize of mine. I always like Ford, ethical and honest and grounded. Sent to him to autograph which he did - with a fin
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I realized I didn't know much about Gerald Ford, besides him taking over as president following Watergate. He actually spent a lot of time in Congress and I was intrigued to learn more about his decades of experience there, particularly in the minority party. However, Ford fails to define himself much beyond the perils of the post-Nixon era, although he does attempt to set the record straight on a number of occasions (as many political memoirs do). I enjoyed learning a bit more about his decisio
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Not every American president perceived a mission as he took office. Those who recognized a mission did not make a straight-forward, succinct statement regarding their mission. President Gerald Ford made his mission statement the title of his memoir. “A Time to Heal.” Following the extraordinary upheavals and doubts and outcries attending Richard Nixon’s Watergate capers., Ford - Nixon’s hand-picked successor - recognized partisanship needed to be muffled and the country needed to be united behin
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A good book, but rather dry...definitely a man of integrity, but I don't envision him as much fun to party with. His reputation as being honest, hardworking, competant, and a bit "charisma challenged" has not been changed by this book. But we as a country are quite lucky to have had him as president after the crisis manufactured by Nixon.
Not as much on his childhood or days in the House as I would have liked (particularly given how he said he felt the House was his home), but not a bad read. I do not envy him having to follow Nixon.
I really enjoyed this book, got to know more about the person of Gerald R. Ford. Always admired him and thought he got a bum rap. He did what his conscience told him to do, at least he followed through on his principles. He always only wanted to be Speaker of the House. Too bad we don't have him to open the strategic oil reserves to drop the price of oil now! A great memoir, truly worth reading....
President Ford's autobiography is frank and revealing. He inherited an impossible situation when Nixon resigned the presidency. The economy and SALT talks challenged his practical disposition. His economy decisions benefited me personally and profoundly shaped my life. i admire his candor and tenacity.
Though it was a short Presidency he did more to heal the country and save the Presidency then any one before. Must read for any Presidential buff.
He almost beat Carter and would have if he did not have to spend time running against Reagan in the Primaries.
He almost beat Carter and would have if he did not have to spend time running against Reagan in the Primaries.
A rather well-written book about an under-rated President. He was unelected and served a short term. As President (and the book handles this well) he sought to heal the country's trauma from the lengthy Watergate scandal.
A bit self-serving in his rememberances-and he decides to ignore he campaign to impeach Justice Douglas at the request of the Nixon White House.
I could surely tolerate some diplomacy even in autobiographies but too much of it ruins the book! Overall, it wasn't that bad!
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the fortieth Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. He was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, and became President upon Richard Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974. Ford was the fi
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