As the sun hoists itself above the James River on a steamy summer day, families of sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford trudge through the humidity for one last glimpse of their loved ones, as they went ...

TODAY: (Updated 2:53 p.m.) President Gerald R. Ford visited the gravesite of former President Herbert Hoover on Oct. 18, 1989. Here is his speech from that day, courtesy of the ...

At the bridge, Ford walked to the other side to lay a wreath at the Minuteman monument while British Ambassador Sir Peter Ramsbotham placed flowers on the grave of British redcoats who died there.

Those who remember the 1970s may also recall that stagflation arguably unraveled two presidencies — Gerald Ford’s and Jimmy Carter’s — and nearly destroyed another: Ronald Reagan’s.

Steve Ford, son of President Gerald Ford, reads a tribute written by his late father during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter on January 9 at Washington National Cathedral.

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.

Steve Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford, read a eulogy to former President Jimmy Carter written by his father before his 2006 death.

Gerald Ford and Walter Mondale spoke from beyond the grave at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral.

Gerald Ford, in eulogy read by son, calls Carter his ‘old friend’ In an extraordinary moment at the Carter funeral, one president speaks to another from beyond the grave.

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.

Also during the service, Steven Ford, the son of President Gerald Ford, will read a eulogy prepared by his father before the 38th president’s death in 2006, The New York Times reported.