'Statesman' Misstates Ford's Mistake

"...up something as simple as a tribute to president Gerald Ford. On Ford's defining moment, his quick turn-around in..."

Dec. 28, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

All Eyes on Speaker Fight

Craddick fighting for his political life

"...scenario has the even-tempered Eastland Rep. Jim Keffer (think Gerald Ford) becoming the "accidental speaker" to help heal a..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Headlines• Former President Gerald Ford died Tuesday, forever to be recalled as the..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

National Lampoon’s Van Wilder

"...alive, but the fluid comic timing that made his Gerald Ford pratfalls so memorable has been pushing up daisies..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postscripts

News on how to attend what is certain to be the dumbest book reading in Austin all year long.

"...see improvisational comedy troupe Monks' Night Out and Bill Crawford, author of Democrats Do the Dumbest Things and Republicans..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Scanlines

Air Force One

"...with Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Screens Feature

Election Notes

Notes from the campaign trail

"...underdog Ronald Reagan almost derailed the nomination of President Gerald Ford after a pivotal victory in Texas. "Ford went..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature

Day Trips: The Big Thicket National Preserve, Kountze

One of the first preserves turns 50 against all odds

"...protect what remained of the region’s 10 ecosystems. President Gerald Ford signed the legislation creating the Big Thicket National..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Patti Smith: “I don’t claim to be a progenitor of any particular movement – I just did my work”

Ever-evolving singer, writer, & artist communes at ACL Live Saturday

"...This evening, President Gerald Ford’s press secretary Ron Nessen was the guest host..."

May 2, 2022 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Common Law

Can President Trump pardon President Trump?

"...pardon power has been permitted in the past. President Gerald Ford issued a "full, free, and absolute" pardon of..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by Luke Ellis

Beside the Point: Everybody’s Got the Right

Concerning the fate of Mark Conditt’s confession

"...Samuel Byck (Richard Nixon, also attempted), and Squeaky Fromme (Gerald Ford, same fate)...."

April 13, 2018 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

Justice Says Legalize It

Retired Supreme Court judge weighs in on pot prohibition

"...to the Supreme Court in 1975 by former President Gerald Ford, told NPR's Scott Simon...."

April 25, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Assassins

Sondheim's black comic musical about presidential killers and would-be killers gets a fantastic staging by Soubrette

"...mom Sara Jane Moore, respectively, who share a target (Gerald Ford) but are distinguished by dramatically different backgrounds and..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

It All Began So Beautifully ...

LBJ Library and Museum houses Austin's key connection to Kennedy's assassination

"...historic figures in the first days after the assassination: Gerald Ford, Nellie Connally, Rose Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr.,..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Who the Hell is Fred Karger?

Latest polling shows why Perry is avoiding New Hampshire

"...pretty peerless (he was a senior campaign consultant to Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush) but in..."

Jan. 5, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...serendipitous – in the mayor's absence, his candidate, Mindy Montford, lost to Karen Sage in Tuesday's run-off...."

April 16, 2010 News Feature

They Heart Huckabee!

New conservative Christian PAC throws down gauntlet against GOP "moderates."

"...were also rumblings about how Ronald Reagan lost to Gerald Ford in 1976, and look what happened to him...."

Feb. 19, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Twister on Tuesday

Insane House speaker race goes to an official vote (or two) next Tuesday

"...scenario has the utterly rational, even-tempered Jim Keffer (think Gerald Ford) of Eastland becoming the "accidental speaker" to help..."

Jan. 2, 2007 News Post by Amy Smith

Local Roundup: Holiday Hangover Edition

"...Double whoa. Everyone is Dying: First James Brown, then Gerald Ford. RIP...."

Dec. 27, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Ford was Leslie Lynch, a scientific truth about horses, nuclear tests on the moon, and calculus

"...The birth name of former U.S. President Gerald Ford was Leslie Lynch King Jr...."

Jan. 21, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Scalia's Dirty Little Secrets

The justice's favorite kind of government is one you can't see

"...original, and extremely weak, FOIA passed in 1966. President Gerald Ford did veto the 1974 FOIA law, but was..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Southern Rock Opera

SXSW 02 Music Fest Wrap-up

"...kicked things off with the Sir Doug-ish lope of "Gerald Ford" and never let up. They're a good, honest,..."

March 22, 2002 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Letters at 3AM

Our president and attorney general have turned the protection of our civil liberties into the new national crisis.

"...in the administrations of Bush I, Ronald Reagan, and Gerald Ford; Bush II doesn't want to be embarrassed by..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Livin' Lavaca Loca

In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like.

"...everywhere. Darrell with Willie, Darrell with Earl, Darrell with Gerald Ford. It was so romantic...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Angela Davis

Letters at 3AM

Being president of America is not good for one's health.

"...Gerald Ford (Republican) ... appointed by Nixon after Agnew resigned,..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

A Work in Progress

East Timor begins the process of reconstruction in its struggle for independence.

"..."counterinsurgency equipment" to the Indonesian military. Kissinger and President Gerald Ford happened to be visiting General Suharto on the..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by John Sayles

Realpolitik

Indonesia has ties to Austin through Jim Bob Moffett's Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold

"...Jakarta. Less than a day after Kissinger and President Gerald Ford left Jakarta, Suharto's troops did just that. Over..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Two Roads to Justice

Republican Shane Phelps takes another stab at Democrat Ronnie Earle's job for district attorney.

"...facing an incumbent who has been in office since Gerald Ford lost to Jimmy Carter. Forget all those things,..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Between the Lines

"...It's too bad that Robert Waltrip never met Jessica Mitford. It would have been quite entertaining. The too-smart-by-half Mitford,..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Books Review

All in the Family

Elizabeth, Bruce & George: Love, Austin Style

"...the White House -- she had coffee with then-V.P. Gerald Ford twice a week -- but adds that politics..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

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