Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford may have started as political rivals, but they formed a tight bond behind the scenes, a former White House staffer tells PEOPLE. Their connection would span dec ...

A eulogy written by former President Gerald Ford was shared at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral — even though Ford has ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter and the man he beat for president, Gerald Ford, got so tight after office that their friendship became a kind of buddy movie, complete with road trips that were never ...

It turns out that Carter and former President Gerald Ford, the man he defeated to gain the White House, became close friends after Carter was defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980. They mutually ...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral was a somber time of remembrance, but also a celebration of a century of life, well-lived.

The funeral of former president Jimmy Carter featured a eulogy from the late former president Gerald Ford, the Republican he ousted from the presidency in a bitter 1976 race but went on to ...

It was 1976, during Carter’s first debate with President Gerald Ford, and Kennerly was not a fan of the Georgia governor who had seemingly come out of nowhere to win the Democratic nomination.

In their first debate, the sound system failed and they stood frozen at their lecterns for 27 minutes, not saying a single word to each other. And so, of course, rhetoric was hurled often and ...

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. By Peter Baker Peter Baker ...

"By fate of a brief season, Jimmy Carter and I were rivals, but for the many wonderful years that followed, friendship bonded ...

Steven Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford, spoke at President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Jan. 9 about the former president's love of his home state and his late wife Roslyn.

Before President Jimmy Carter is laid to rest, his colleagues and loved ones are honoring his life. And that includes the late President Gerald Ford, who had made an agreement with President ...