Steve Ford gave his father’s posthumous elegy for Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral. “I’m looking forward to our reunion,” the 38th president wrote. “We have much to catch up ...

Gerald Ford's son, Steven Ford, eulogizes Jimmy Carter 14:43 (CBS DETROIT) — The son of the late President Gerald Ford delivered a posthumous eulogy that his father wrote to deliver at the ...

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.

But, given that Ford—who died in 2006—was 11 years older than Carter, he previously tapped his son Steven Ford to read the eulogy on his behalf—a promise Steven fulfilled during the Jan. 9 ...

As Gerald Ford’s chief White House photographer, David Hume Kennerly was able to get exclusive access to many scenes from Jimmy Carter’s presidential transition.

And Ford accused Carter of waffling and being willing to say whatever he needed to say to suit the audience. Today, Carter says he doesn't even remember that. "None of it was personal," he insists.

First ladies Rosalynn Carter and Betty Ford at President Jimmy Carter's inauguration on Jan. 20, 1977. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

Carter and Ford, like Clinton, W. Bush and Obama, adhered to the philosophy of retreating from day-to-day politics after leaving the White House. Trump, so far the anomaly, ...