Commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Ford’s inauguration

Aug 1, 2024

August 9 will mark the 50th anniversary of Gerald Ford becoming U.S. President. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is named after the country’s only president to hail from Michigan. One Detroit contributor Zoe Clark of Michigan Public sat down with Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Jenna Bednar, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Faculty Director of UMICH Votes and Democratic Engagement, to talk about President Ford and the election process half a century later.

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