this is the dress that mrs. ford was wearing at the swearing in ceremony in the east room of the white house. she was less than excited about becoming first lady. but president ford encouraged her, saying we can do this. she resolved that if i'm going to have to do this, i'm going to have fun doing it and the fun started almost immediately within ten days she had a state dinner to entertain king hussein of jordan and something she had to prepare for as first lady and hit the ground running. while she was first lady, she had a number of opportunities to entertain because president ford's administration overlapped the bye centennial. some of the most coveted events at the white house were held during that year and people wanted these invitations, wanted to receive these invitations. so this one is for the may 17, 1976 event when they entertained valerie disdain, president of france. but there were a number of notable people who came to the white house and among them emperor hirito of japan and this is a letter receifor

mrs. ford, but also powell larsi i popularized the scarf. the neck scarf became a trademark icons of this particular first lady. in many photographs you'll see she's wearing a scarf. she also had a preference for the low-duty mandarin collar, a chinese style dress, and there was a very important reason for this. of course a month after she became first lady, she discovered that she had breast cancer, and it required surgery, the removal of one of her breasts. she told the american cancer society that once a person who has had breast cancer is elated, of course, to discover that their life has been saved that there's a second part to dealing with breast cancer, and that was the sense of a stigma of some kind of disfigurement. so she pointed out that she liked to wear low-cut dresses as a way of evidencing that it did not mean a woman was unable to wear whatever she wanted. she discussed it publicly and continued to wear this particular style. because there was no ford inauguration, it was that g

but mrs. fordad a great love of history and the love of the history of first ladies and spoke often about her affection for pat nixon. so although between the two of them they only represent eight years in the white house and of course in recent times from bill clinton to george w. bush to barack obama, we've had an unusual historic occurrence of three consecutive presidencies of eight years, the last time that happened was jefferson, madison and monroe. so it's easy to forget, of course, the nixon and ford years which, like the johnson-kennedy years were truncated. but i think they served in the white house at a time of enormous change and they were agents of a gentle turn towards the future. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> well, done. thank you, carl. carl has agreed to take a couple of questions. so we will do that now. just raise your hand. i do want to ask the first one, though. as i mentioned before, carl is the author of a dozen books, more than a dozen books, whose latest, this one, "w

the standard as mr. ford set out also is for both the ability of the city to put forward a qualified nominee, as well as any hardship on the applicant's ability to practice his profession. i think that all of the factors here supports the waiver. to be clear, mr. askew is not a lobbyist, he's not a permit consultant, and we certainly recognize the importance of this particular rule, as well as all of the related ethics laws in the city code. and there's been a lot of discussion today about the city's ongoing efforts to reform and improve those laws and define those laws and we in the mayor's office strongly support those efforts and we will continue to do everything that we can to cooperate with those efforts. however, we don't think that those concerns are implicated here, but just to go through the factors briefly, in terms of the ability to recruit qualified individuals to this seat, the seat is required under the city charter to be filled by an architect. it's one of two designated architect seats on the

the standard as mr. ford set out also is for both the ability of the city to put forward a qualified nominee, as well as any hardship on the applicant's ability to practice his profession. i think that all of the factors here supports the waiver. to be clear, mr. askew is not a lobbyist, he's not a permit consultant, and we certainly recognize the importance of this particular rule, as well as all of the related ethics laws in the city code. and there's been a lot of discussion today about the city's ongoing efforts to reform and improve those laws and define those laws and we in the mayor's office strongly support those efforts and we will continue to do everything that we can to cooperate with those efforts. however, we don't think that those concerns are implicated here, but just to go through the factors briefly, in terms of the ability to recruit qualified individuals to this seat, the seat is required under the city charter to be filled by an architect. it's one of two designated architect seats on the

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children well that they were in a van when their father approached the side of the shooting to help mr ford we have individuals go on. to monitor. where. it was really fascinating for me was when i saw an interview with an american soldier who was there on that spot after they killed them and shot them and then it was the young. officer who went to the van and discovered that there were 2 children at that were wounded and he said the little girl couldn't blink because her eyes were full of grass and he tried to burn the cross from our eyes when he spoke to his supervisor and wanted to take her to a decent hospital he was told washout you know for john up. to the 1st time we understood. disability in casualties the innocent people who were killed in both afghanistan and iraq and this was all kept from the public. doing sons showed real bravery in being willing to publish frankly and fearlessly that video and i think that there are people within the u.s. military who have never forgiven him for it. that helicopter attack resulted in 12 deaths 2 children were wounded no one from the american m

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that mr ford play for i was delighted heading into the season i already thought by his best summer signing was actually hansie flecked as a scientific. think he thinks something thanks i think it's an absolute the bundesliga highlights for everything we're all looking forward to with the team good to go but i do. know that it is busy and there were a lot of one to one talks and he gave us clear instructions to play a high defensive line with a bit of risk more proactive defending and we delivered. because i think if possible it's a guy who should have i'm sure you could wish for a better start as a coach but i'm indifferent it's certainly benefited him to get such a seal of approval from the players for the coach needs that i'm located on because i've stayed up all bottoms over in 5 you definitely communicated his strategy very clearly in the short time available and there put some time we implemented it pretty well out on the pitch that's the definition to slip considering he had 3 training sessions in charge this week or so. that was an incredibly good performance from the team. really h

activists were on their way to the russian prosecutor general's office to submit a petition in support of mr ford go. rallies have been held across greece against the conversion of istanbul's i into a mosque on friday the historic landmark held its 1st muslim prayers in 90 years in the salon a key greek orthodox protesters burned a turkish flag sparking condemnation from ancora banners were on display with the message for the homeland the nation and orthodoxy demonstrators also marched on the turkish consulate in the city. media minute this is a totally barbaric an uncivilized turning heise afia into a mosque this actually goes against all of the dogs people this is not right from the turkish because they have been your churches to create a dear god. fridays muslim prayers. drew crowds of worshippers who filled the nearby square turkey's president to one was also in attendance surrounded by senior officials the turkish leader participated in the service and recited verses from the koran he then expressed his delight at the reconversion. to live in them. this is been a yearning since our youth we

carter, mrs. ford, and especially ladybird johnson, with home i entered into a rewarding and interesting correspondence. i was never a friend, we exchanged information about her life and times. wasinterviewing her in 1984 one of the highlights of my research career. in those years i began to write about presidential wives, what they had accomplished, and the significance of the interest that grew exponentially in the '80s and '90s about their lives and legacies. articles and op-eds came out of this work. in those days, when you wrote for "the washington post," the article would appear on sunday. and when you woke up on -- appear on saturday afternoon for the sunday paper and when you woke up on sunday morning there would be 100 or 200 e-mails in your inbox. generally friendly, but not always. in fact, there was one gentleman unhappy with what i said who sent me an e-mail message that read, i hope you burn in hell until the end of time. i recorded him as undecided. in 1998 my wife suggested that i shoul

looking at the total performance since it was created, since miles white took it over and he's retired mr. ford is earning it the team is very able. next, thermo fisher, another fantastic one that makes medical instruments and laboratory equipment, a classic arms dealer to the pharmaceuticals we last spoke to the ceo on march 16th after thermo fisher got the first covid-19 test approved by the fda. went to the white house. what a story since then the stock rallied more than 40%. it's not done. they have more room to run and it not just testing. their equipment collects virus samples and makes a million of the collection tubes a week. and the lab used to develop drugs as well as vaccines. when they last reported at the end of april, they shot the lights out and preannounced in a terrific second quarter sales numbers this month the company is talking about 10% organic growth i mean, these companies are extraordinary. the only problem here is the stock is a juggernaut you haven't got a chance to buy it you can put it on a small position and hope for a pull back the company reports full numbers nex

carter and mrs. ford. i believe it was probably in the late 1980s. d also i wanted to mention that mrs. johnson's centennial was last -- her birthday was last december 22nd, 2012. and in honor of that, the post office issued a commemorative stamp. and mrs. johnson was only the fifth first lady to have a stamp. and the others were martha washington and dolly madison, abigail adams, and mrs. roosevelt. >> my producer tells me that you have a personal connection with the former first lady. >> yes, i was her executive assistant from 1991 until her death. >> what is it that you would like people watching this program to know about mrs. johnson? >> oh, my. well, first of all, cokie and betty are doing a terrific job. thank you. she was very warm. she was unflapable. she had a delicious laugh. it was a hearty belly laugh. and she was just such a good role model for all of us who knew her and loved her. and when you worked for mrs. johnson -- well, for the president too although i didn't know the president -- but you became part of the family. so, she was my

couldn't go, so he sent three presidents, nixon, ford and carter, and that's where they really bonded. and the same thing happened with the first ladies. mrs. carter spoke at betty ford's funeral, the family asked her to speak. susan ford is on the advisory committee that rosalynn has at the carter center on mental illness. so that there is a very close bond between the families and maybe part of it was they both went through the trauma of failing to be reelected. >> now, the white house was a busy spot because two of the sons and their wives and children moved in? >> for part of the time. >> and amy was there and then... >> yes. >> ... the nation also got introduced to ms. lillian and to president carter's brother, billy? >> yes. ms. lillian was really the celebrity. when the democrat national convention was held in the summer of 1976, most of the delegates had already met the carter family except for ms. lillian because she had stayed home to take care of amy. so when -- she was the carter family member that people hadn't already have met, so the big push at the convention was because i -- can i get to meet lillian carter. >> well, it wa

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mr. ford's already significant duties if we're not going to be able to add to the policy and legislative staff. so, anyway, i hear all that though and i'm happy to everyone it. i want to make sure that we agree that we also need staff to help to identify outside sources, not just that we will do it but we need support in our commitment to pursue that. and i see no further hands. i would -- i do see a hand. that would be -- you just took your hand down. i want to go to public comment. i hope people are not too frustrated. i can't actually figured out how to see how many people are on the line. i will work on remedying that because i don't want to leave people on the line too long while we talk among ourselves and i want to give them a chance to jump there so, moderator flores, can you let us know if there's public comment? >> thank you, madam chair. there are currently four callers in queue for public comment for this agenda item. >> can you provide them with the mic? >> very well. caller. >> yes, thank you so much. good afternoon, again, this is ali and i would like to comment on commiss

mr. to ford of nevada, pursuant h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. horsford will vote aye the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by bernice n eddie johnson, pursuant to h.res. 965, house that ms. johnson will vote yea on the jayapal amendment. mr. jeffries: as a member by ms. nadler -- mr. nadler, i inform the house that nadler will vote yea on the amendment. as a member designated by mr. serrano, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the serrano will vote yea on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? madam speaker, as a member designated by ms. pingree of maine, pursuant to 965, i inform on the house that ms. pingree will vote aye on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: madam speaker, as a designated by ms. porter, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house tha

mr. ugter ford's amendment improves this bill by freeing up funds for other needs. i urge a yes vote. >> if there is no -- >> madam chairwoman, way over here. >> mr. calvert seeks recognition. >> mr. calvert is recognized. >> thank you, madam chairwoman. being from california, i just couldn't help myself. i obviously support this amendment. this rail project is the biggest boggle in the history of boone doggals. and forgod sakes, let's be merciful and put a fork in it and pass this amendment. thank you. >> okay. if there is no further debate -- the member from florida -- is there anymore? member from florida is recognized on the amendment for one minute to close. >> thank you, madam chair. i'll be very quick and just say that, you know, i don't think we should reward failure. and if programs are not executed as promised, the agencies should allocate the funds where they are needed currently. this is common sense stewardship of our taxpayers' hard earned dollars and i urge a yes vote and i yield back. >> the question is on the amendment offered by the member from flor

mr. ford's already significant duties if we're not going to be able to add to the policy and legislative staff. so, anyway, i hear all that though and i'm happy to everyone it. i want to make sure that we agree that we also need staff to help to identify outside sources, not just that we will do it but we need support in our commitment to pursue that. and i see no further hands. i would -- i do see a hand. that would be -- you just took your hand down. i want to go to public comment. i hope people are not too frustrated. i can't actually figured out how to see how many people are on the line. i will work on remedying that because i don't want to leave people on the line too long while we talk among ourselves and i want to give them a chance to jump there so, moderator flores, can you let us know if there's public comment? >> thank you, madam chair. there are currently four callers in queue for public comment for this agenda item. >> can you provide them with the mic? >> very well. caller. >> yes, thank you so much. good afternoon, again, this is ali and i would like to comment on commiss

so he sent three president, nixon, ford and carter, and that's where they really bonded. the same thing happened with the first ladies. mrs. carter spoke at betty ford's funeral. susan ford was on the advisory committee. so there's a very close bond between the family and maybe part of it was they both went through the trauma of failing to be re-elected. >> now the white house was a busy spot because two of the sons and their wives and children moved in. >> r for part of the time. >> and amy was there then the nation also got introduced to miss lillian and to president carter's brother, billy. >> yeah. miss lillian was really the celebrity. when the democratic national convention was held in the summer of 1976, most of the delegates had already met the carter family. except for miss lily. she was the carter family member that people hadn't met so the big push at the convention, can i meet lillian carter. >> it was exciting to be in elementary school at this time. i grew up in georgia and to watch them go to the white house and for amy to grow up in the white house, it was a really exciting thing to watch if you were a kid

brought to you by the ford company. >> mr.dwards, i think it might help to illuminate your position if you understand the boycott of the olympics. >> first of all we have to understand that the olympic games in society and in the world, is the second-largest meetings of the nations outside of united nations itself and it's just as applicable. >> the olympic product for human rights and efforts to forge boycotts and demonstrations at the 1968 summer games was to protest racism and discrimination in the united states and in sports in particular. >> i couldn't give you any information as far as a black athlete is concern at mexico city. all i can say is you can expect almost anything. >> john carlos and tommie smith were sprinters from northern california, who were also politically active on their own. >> there's no way you can plan for anything like this because first, you have to win. you have to make it to the podium. so, the idea there was a huge plan. what was there was an ongoing disposition and commitment to make a stateme

mr. chair. chm. grassley: i'm going back to senator lankford. senator lankford? ok. ford: mr. chairman, thank you. i do appreciate your testimony today. i talked to some of my caseworkers about the taxpayer advocate service and the work happening there, their interaction. because of covid-19 and the downsizing that is very difficult, they're getting answers to questions and able to go through this process and help taxpayers at this point. help me through with the closers of irs offices -- also be interested to know when will we get things going again? what can be done for the future protecting the information of individuals for knowing that we have to be able to work remotely and that we can get the work done again? i'm the person that started shutting down our facilities. we took to health and safety of our employees as the significant priority. that created a lot of difficulty for others. we work closely to act. we are now, by july 13, essentially all of our processing facilities will be open. all of our call centers will be open, understanding that open is a relative term. working different sch

that's when jimmy and gerald ford began -- and i started working with betty and we developed a really wonderful relationship. >> mrs. carter, there are several first ladies still living. is there a sorority of first ladies in a sense? >> well, i had a good relationship with betty ford and with lady bird as long as she was alive but that's about it. there's never been a real -- we see each other at events and at library dedications but there's never been that closeness that i had with betty ford and lady bird. >> when you were first lady you had a weekly luncheon with your husband and would attend cabinet meetings. what was the purpose of that? >> well, i had a luncheon with jimmy. there were always things i wanted to ask him and some was about the family and finances and things going on back home. but we also talked about issues. i would say it was more family and personal things going on, but it gave us time to do that. jimmy stayed at the oval office a good bit in the daytime. didn't go back much at tile. but in august he started calling me about 4:30 in the afternoon. my office was in the east wing. but he start

mr. president you need a room for quiet contemplation to think about big issues today. ford agreed and then they made that room and he found he was out of an office. so harvey did not stay in the white house but he no longer have that office from where he was being so problematic. sometimes you have to take steps which is not necessarily what the president was to articulate what he wants in order to address it that goes from groupthink to extreme chaos somewhere is a comfortable zone. can it survive a little chaos to get better results and admit the famous stories of bill clinton who loses the midterm election in 1994 because his staff drifted too far to the left he knows he needs alternative voices he secretly brings in an advisory nickname charlie, which later we found it was dick morris was a long-standing political consultant to clinton but is also a republican consultant and charlie brings in these memos that are trying to drift clinton back towards the center. the aides don't like it they eventually find out who he is they leak it to the press with the new yorker peopl

mr. there are some advantages to it. i'll turn this over to commander fordor dave johnson to talk about this. there are fees required and we worked on ways to try to not let that be a barrier as well. we have shared some of the same concerns that the fire department shared and sheriff. however, as they have pointed out, until we figure out a better process, we have to move forward with what we have. commander ford, would you like to comment? >> before you do that, i want to ask direct question to you chief scott, sounds like this is the decision that's ultimately left up to you as the chief. you have the ability to make that change if you need to. it would be good to see, that's one of the reasons why we have the office of racial equity here. we'll have them to do independent analysis before and after, listening to what you have to say, have presented today. , all three departments and get some recommendations on things that could be improved to help with the diversity and recruitment. i want to ask, do you have the ability to change that testing processes?

mr. chairman. chief scott, i do want to say commander ford's presentation was very thorough and impressive. >> thank you sir. >> supervisor safai: just to bring it back little bit. i think that we got kind of about thousand feet. i want to bring it back down to the real, which is important. i think one of the things that i like the office of racial equity to do is -- when i hear online, physical, oral interviews, background processes, the d.o.j. went through a significant number of recommendations. there's the whole aspect of what process as much as possible, in your recruitment and hiring is objective then how much of your hiring process is subjective and subjective process is where many of the inherent biases are played out. that's why i highlighted the retired members doing background processes. they can't help but -- people can't help but bring their biases into the conversation. the other thing to note is today how much energy and effort is put into recruitment and who are we targeting for recruitment and what does recruitment mean? recruitment can also mean separation. if i'm just asked to ste

ford amongst other presidents speaking. and the choir boys iran to the next day and they said, mrs. cary, we want you to know that we had a vote and president bush gave the best eulogy of all of the eulogists. i said oh my gosh, boys, i will tell the president. he would love to know that. and in hindsight, i told these stories years -- this story years later at his funeral, that i think bush knew there would be boy scouts in the aisles and so the tone of the eulogy is this is what young people can learn from jerry ford. sure an off, there were choir boys there who got the message and loved it. so the same week i go to the national portrait gallery that had just opened their new presidential portraits wing and this sculpture by pat oliphant is right in front of the official portraits of president bush. it's still there. i loved it and i thought it was really funny and it captured his love of horseshoes and his athleticism in many ways. i wrote a lot of notes to president bush over the years and he would right back. we were pen pals. so i have this binder. personal notes from 41 which

mrs. nixon's funeral was held. her casket was placed right up here, underneath the lovely tent with flowers. the nixon family sat right over here. and on the other side were presidents reagan and ford and their first ladies. >> this is the pat nixon rose garden at the nixon library and was a very special place for both of the nixons, in particular because mrs. nixon was instrumental in designing it for the grand opening of the nixon library in 1990. she loved gardening, had a special affinity for roses. mrs. nixon was instrumental in opening up the white house for garden tours in the spring, which is a tradition that is continued to this day. >> this is the pat nixon rose, which was developed in 1972 by a french designer when mrs. nixon was first lady. it is the only rose that will continually grow at the white house. >> this is the final resting place of both president and mrs. nixon, only steps away from the president's humble 1910s farmhouse. >> there's a great story behind the epitaph on mrs. nixon's memorial site, which she chose herself. it dates back to the trip to peru that she took in 1970 as the ambassador of goodwill. she wanted to meet the people that were affected by t

and president bush gave a eulogy for president ford, amongst other presidents speaking, and the choir boys i ran into the next day and they said, oh, mrs. cary, we want you to know we had a vote and president bush gave the best eulogy of all of the eulogyists and i said oh, my gosh, boys, i will tell the president. he would love to know that. and in hindsight i told the story years later at his funeral, that i think president bush knew there would be boy scouts in the aisles and so the tone of the eulogy was this is what young people can learn from gerry ford. and sure enough, there were choir boys there who got the message and loved it. so the same week, i go to the national portrait gallery that had just opened their new presidential portraits wing, and this sketch of pat oliphant was there, and i loved it, and i thought that it was really funny and captured the love of horseshoes and the athleticism in a lot of ways. i wrote him a note. and a wrote a lot of notes to president bush over the years. he would always write back. we were pen pals. so i have this binder, personal notes from 41 and i brought it with me. so i wrote him this

mrs. parks life through direct interaction with the librarian. and before i go, i also have to acknowledge the generous donors who made this exhibition possible. the ford foundation, the catherine bee reynolds foundation, the reynolds are here. with additional support oh -- (applause) with support from aarp history, joyce and thomas more head who are also here. (applause) and the capital, we can't thank you enough for your generosity and for your support of this exhibit. as the curator adrian cannon explain to me, the storyteller of this exhibition is rosa parks. it is her words, and her voice, that will be echoing through the gallery as you walk around the display. it is the full story of rosa parks. the seasoned, lifelong activist and the woman behind the civil rights icon. (applause) he ♪ ♪ >> and now we are going to find out which of these ladies is the incredible rosa parks. will the real rosa parks please stand up. >> (applause) >> what supports is often taught as a sort of meek, seamstress who one day sort of accidentally stumbles into history and refuses to give a person on the bus, launching the civil rights movement. that version taught in sc

mr. president, one disabled veteran in maine, neil williams from shirley, use add v.a. automobile grant in 1999 to purchase an an adaptive vehicle, a ford ecoline van. he has had to purchase several adaptive vehicles since 19ment, with each one -- since 1999, with each one lasting 250,000 miles until they were no longer road-worthy. that's a lot of miles particularly over maine's roads and highways. neil's current vehicle now has over 100,000 miles, and he probably only has a short time before he will need a new one. he told me that purchasing a new van, which he uses for his wheelchair and then he transfers to the driver's seat -- he's such an extraordinary person in what he is able to do. but he's told me that that new van will cost him well over $50,000, which is more than he paid for his home in rural maine. this is an enormous burden on veterans like neil who need to purchase expensive adaptive vehicles in order to drive safely. and also in order to maintain their independence. our nation, mr. president, owes america's veterans our deepest gratitude. we must continue to honor that commitment to our veterans by supporting their need

mr. surgeon general i think it was back in april the fda discouraged people from taking hydroxychloroquine. but a new study of 2500 patients at the henry fordthe detroit area looked at hydroxychloroquine and what they discovered is that it is significantly lowering the death rate of the 2500 who are hospitalized. 13% of those who were treated with it, 13% died. but, those who were not treated with it, double the number died. 26%. is the government going to look at this again? because, according to henry ford, it looks like it works. in some people. >> well, we are -- well, we are learning new things about this disease each and every day. and the fda, the cdc, nih and many outside partners are trying to come up with the best treatments. this is important for people to know. we are in a vastly different place than we were two months, three months, four months ago. we have proven treatments like remdesivir. we know steroids work. convalesce sent plasma is available. if you are had coronavirus and recovered please give blood because you is can save lives with convalescent plasma. continue to look at the full array out there and give people the

ford. >> well, they became very good friends. and they worked on the e.r.a. together as we've mentioned. and they communicated a lot. worked on projects together and as i mentioned earlier, mrs. carter gave a very nice eulogy at betty ford's funeral. so the ford family and carter family became very good friends. of course, betty ford, because of her candor, had sort of taken a step forward for first ladies as well. and i think that made it a little easier for -- later first ladies to speak out and say what they actually thought. >> and the carters concentrated on humanitarian issues and globally. but i am wondering about the relationship with the democratic party after leaving the white house after a trouncing in the 1980 election. how welcomed were they by the national party and what was their role? >> you know, immediately after that kind of defeat, those aren't the people you'll send out on the campaign trail or raising money, so the democratic party wasn't super embracing of the carters after that defeat. but it seems that it came around in time. the whole democratic party ended up across the '80s going in a more moderate direction. really pulling back from some of its -