GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Fifty years after Gerald Ford assumed the presidency, Americans continue to benefit from one of his lesser-known but life-saving legacies: the NOAA Weather Radio. FILE - U.S.

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Fifty years ago today, on Sept. 11, 1975, America’s 38th president, Gerald Ford traverse the state of New Hampshire, from Keene to Portsmouth. He made 23 stops, greeting crowds in 16 cities, towns, ...

Grand Rapids — At the base of the statue of Gerald R. Ford outside his presidential museum along the banks of the Grand River, there is a quote from one of his fiercest political rivals in Congress.