Henry Ford II

ground of interaction. In addition, the PRC invited the US ping-pong team to play a match in communist China. This informal contact, known as “Ping Pong Diplomacy,” helped ease the two countries into a more serious relation. While this was going on, Henry Kissinger, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, made two secret trips to Beijing, to discuss conditions for the US-PRC relation. Nixon opted to use the Pakistani President, Yahya Khan, as an intermediary between the US…

the lone cowboy, and the freedom that he is longing for. Within my genre there was a director who was known as a great. John Ford originally John Martin Feeny was an American man who was born on February 1, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. John Ford was married by the young age of 26 to Mary. During their marriage, they were to have two children, a boy and a girl. John Ford would go on to become one of the most respected directors despite the fact that westerns were not taken seriously. “He…

Background and Summary Ronald Reagan did not begin his spotlight of fame as a politician, but rather a Hollywood actor. He started his political career off as a conservative California governor, but he aspired to achieve greater heights as he ran multiple times for the Republican nomination of president. He won such nomination in 1980, and ultimately the presidency. The speech is his inaugural address to the country before claiming the position. Additionally, he was the face of the conservative…

Student protestors of Gallaudet University presented the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees with four demands: 1. The resignation of the newly appointed university president Elizabeth Zinser, a hearing person, and the selection of a Deaf person as the universities president. 2. The immediate resignation of Jane Basset Spilman, who was chair of the Board of Trustees. 3. The reconstitution of the Board of Trustees with at least a 51% majority made of Deaf members. 4. No repercussions to any…

Gerald Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 14, 1913. In just a few weeks, his mother gave him away to her parents’ home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She divorced Geralds biological father Leslie Lynch King Sr. and less than three years later married Gerald Rudolff Ford. This is where Gerald “Jerry” Jr. got his name although it was not made legal until he was 22 years old. When he was growing up in Grand Rapids, he became captain of the high school football team and a Eagle scout. His great…

The United States has had a large share of unique politicians and presidents throughout its time, from the founding fathers to Donald Trump. However, two of the most controversial and famous presidents were in the latter half of the 1900’s. Those presidents were Richard M. Nixon and William Jefferson Clinton. These two presidents, unlike several others before them, are not known for their accomplishments and successful careers, but remembered in history for presidencies tarnished by scandals.…

almost deported again. She divorced her husband, a Japanese-Filipino man by the name of Felippe d’Aquino in 1980 due to her being in prison and the relationship falling apart. On January 19, 1977, she was given an official pardon from President Gerald Ford. She lived out the rest of her life in Chicago, where she died on September 26, 2006. Her impact on American history was that she was one of a few people in the U.S that were ever tried for treason. She was a good demonstration of how…

Gerald Ford “The President with No Election” Gerald For was the 38th president of the United States of America. Ford was the only president of the United States to not have an election and run in office for president or vice-president. After Richard Nixon resigned, Ford took over. Before Gerald Ford became President, his political career was well. He was elected as U.S. House of Representative in 1948. He also held office as House Minority the following 25 years he served as a congressman. He…

government conspiracies. it's 1972 and living in America isn't as great as it used to be. The war in Vietnam is still going on the spread of communism is threatening as ever and inflation is making prices go up for basically the first time since World War II and America had a pretty good president. Richard Nixon seemed determined to get things done even in the situation he was in. He created a plan for withdrawing troops from Vietnam,…

They say there are rules to the Internet. On the subject of making comments, an acronym was created to remember the respective rule: D.O.N.T., which stands for don’t comment. You will regret it. There is a proverb from South Africa that can be used in place of the acronym: “a word uttered cannot be taken back.” The proverb speaks for itself. Think before you speak, be it online or face-to-face. Simply, anything you say represents you, and you will probably end up regretting if you don’t consider…