This week’s funeral for Jimmy Carter highlighted an unlikely friendship with a political rival. Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford were political rivals, with Carter defeating Ford in the 1976 presidential election. But they did not remain rivals. Steven Ford, the son of Gerald Ford, read his father’s eulogy at Carter’s funeral. The unexpected friendship was […]
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Jimmy Carter-Gerald Ford friendship highlighted at funeral
This week’s funeral for Jimmy Carter highlighted an unlikely friendship with a political rival.
Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford were political rivals, with Carter defeating Ford in the 1976 presidential election. But they did not remain rivals. Steven Ford, the son of Gerald Ford, read his father’s eulogy at Carter’s funeral. The unexpected friendship was another glimpse inside the exclusive ex-presidents’ club.