and gerald ford tonight. gerald r. ford available for sale courtesy of the bookstores so is the biography of betty ford. a young man sort of vague lyly possesses add resemblance to me. don't do a double take. that's the first born son soon to be a senior and majoring in history of all things. he's working his way through school so buy many copies of "the presidency of gerald r. ford" as you can. bob will be happy to sign each and every one of them. ladies and gentlemen please welcome bob green. [ applause ] >> don't buy the book to put his kid through you didn't think i was going start with them, did you? on august 8 1974 the day before richard nixon resigned as president of the united states after he had made his decision, after he had spoken to the american people, he went out to the rose garden and as was usually the case in those days, he was followed closely by his secretary of state and director of national security henry kissinger nixon was by all accounts just simply drained of all energy. kissinger was physical

be here at the gerald r. ford presidential about the closing of the constitutional legacy of president ford. this is the first of what we will be a series of collaborations with presidential libraries and museums across the country where the national constitution center will join in the ership to explore not of the l legacy resident, but the constitutional legacy. every person who serves as the resident of the united states makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the constitution and the limits it governmental power. not imagine a better panel than today. of panel is featuring two the pre-eminent constitutional scholars of the ford dministration as well as legal thinkers. ger heart is with chapel hill. calledll street journal" "the forgotten presidents" named best of the year. we had a riveting discussion presidentse thursday often forgotten by the general public at large made a ignificant contribution to our constitutional understanding. my other friend, mark wolf is here. to join he's taken time

allegedly gave the undercover fbi agent drawings of the aircraft carrier gerald r. fordhich is under construction. detention hearing is scheduled for wednesday. he could face 20 years in pris prison. >> a special reunion for a five-year-old girl in texas. little are a win saeger spent part of the weekend meeting the firefighters who rescued her from a burning home last month. her grandmother tried to get to her but the smoke and flames were too much. two firefighters were able to rush in and save her. >> pulled her up out of the window and took her out and we took her straight to the street and at the time she was unconscious, not breathing. and we started initiating cpr in the street. >> my initial instinct when i hand thed her out it was lifele. it's not going that be a good out come but fortunately it was. everything worked great that d day. >> it took time for her to recover from all the smoke she inhaled. her parents say she's doing fine tonight. >> look at her now. >> she looks great. >> it's a big weekend for the pennsbury falcons after a record breaking season. t

. >> he allegedly tried to steal details of the newest aircraft carriers the uss gerald r. ford. saudi born american was caught passing information to an under cover fbi agent including how to sink the ship. physical convicted he could face 40 years behind bars. >> carolina panthers in the hospital after a serious car crash. he was driving his truck on a bridge when it collided with another car. his truck flipping four times. the qb suffering multiple fractures to his lower back. he was seen smiling with first responders after the crash. doctors say it is too soon to say if he will be able to play for the tampa pay buccaneers. protestors flooding the streets and clashing with police. (chanting) >> after demonstrations blocked major highways police were ready for the neck round using bean bag shots to keep protestors back lighting garbage cans on fire. people filling grand central terminals chanting, "shut it down." >> a another easter packing wet snow strong winds and freezing rain turning deadly. one woman killed in an 8 vehicle pileup another driver died in a car crash in maine

. >>> now, therefore, i, gerald r. fordof the united states, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by article ii, section ii of the constitution, have dwranted and by these presence do grant a full, free and absolute pardon onto richard nixon for all offenses against the united states. >> president gerald ford a month after he took office, september, 1974, announcing a full and unconditional pardon for the previous president of the united states, richard nixon, for his offenses against the united states. what ford did there, that was a preemptive pardon. no charnls had been brought against president nixon. so what ford did was name nixon's actions as offenses against the united states. but then he basically said that the person who committed those offenses could get away with them without prosecution. ford basically said he did it, but because it it wouldn't be good for the country if he were prosecuted, he pardoned him. >> only i as the president have the constitutional power to firmly shut and seal this book. my

his event was hosted by the gerald r. ford presidential museum. it's just over an hour.

he is working his way through ofool, so by as many copies the presidency of gerald r ford as you can. bob will be happy to sign each and every one of them. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome bob greene. >> extra having me. don't buy the book to put his kids through school. by the book to put my kid through school. i have to tell you, i speak all over the country. never have i been introduced to any audience that -- as having a good head of hair. [laughter] to coming back here in each summer. i tell people around the country that this is one of the nicest venues this auditorium and the people here at the kansas city public library that i speak at all year long. i want to thank before i begin the kauffman foundation, i want to thank the harry s truman library in the jude, my runs there. i want to thank the kansas city public library. i am from cazenovia college. i usually begin these talks by making fun of the snow record that we have. it's the snowiest place in the country, or so i'm told, but then i was watching your weather this past winter, and i was getting some bulletins about h