Historian Douglas Brinkley on the Semiquincentennial bummer.

Gerald Ford’s 1976 message of unity, immigration and civic trust is exactly what today’s divided nation needs.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is marking America’s 250th birthday by looking back at the 38th president’s role in the bicentennial celebration.

Margo Damoose was among thousands of children evacuated from South Vietnam in March 1975. Born in 1974, Damoose was placed in ...

It is impervious to change because it states moral truths that are eternal.” Moral truths. How retro, coming from a president ...

While Ford used a milestone anniversary to try to unify a fractured nation, Trump has taken a different approach.

This article is part of Native News Online’s America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land initiative. As the United States ...

Ford reminded the country that the Declaration of Independence was far more than the beloved melodic opening language.

Hardly anyone at the time pointed to these speeches as especially eloquent. They were delivered by an accidental president ...

As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, it is valuable to look back at how presidents and Americans reflected on ...

I have clear memories of July 3, 1976. I was 16 years old and had decided earlier that year to concentrate on getting ready ...