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Gerald and Betty Ford (with David and Julie Eisenhower)

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Artist: George Tames, 1919 - 1994
Sitter: Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., 14 Jul 1913 - 26 Dec 2006; Elizabeth "Betty" Ford, 8 Apr 1918 - 8 Jul 2011; Dwight David Eisenhower II, born 1948; Julie Nixon Eisenhower, born 5 Jul 1948

Date: 1974

Type: Photograph

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 25.2 x 33.2cm (9 15/16 x 13 1/16"); Sheet: 27.8 x 35.6cm (10 15/16 x 14"); Mat: 55.9 x 71.1cm (22 x 28")

Topic: Costume\Jewelry\Necklace; Costume\Jewelry\Earring; Exterior; Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses; Elizabeth "Betty" Ford: Female; Elizabeth "Betty" Ford: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US; Elizabeth "Betty" Ford: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer; Elizabeth "Betty" Ford: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian; Elizabeth "Betty" Ford: Presidential Medal of Freedom; Elizabeth "Betty" Ford: Congressional Gold Medal; Elizabeth "Betty" Ford: Medicine and Health\Founder; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Male; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Politics and Government\President of US; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Michigan; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom; Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal; Julie Nixon Eisenhower: Female; Julie Nixon Eisenhower: Literature\Writer; Julie Nixon Eisenhower: Politics and Government\Daughter of US President; Dwight David Eisenhower II: Male; Dwight David Eisenhower II: Literature\Writer\Biographer; Portrait

Place: United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames

Restrictions & Rights: Usage conditions apply

Object number: NPG.94.172

Exhibition Label: This photograph, by George Tames, was taken for the New York Times on August 9, 1974, the day President Richard Nixon’s resignation went into effect. President Gerald Ford waves goodbye as the helicopter carrying Nixon departs from the White House lawn. On his right, we see Betty Ford, along with Nixon’s daughter Julie Eisenhower and her husband.; One month following his swearing-in as president, Ford issued a controversial pardon of Nixon, explaining that it was the only way for the nation to begin healing. “I feel that Richard Nixon and his loved ones have suffered enough and will continue to suffer,” he said. “Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on and on, or someone must write the end to it. I have concluded that only I can do that, and if I can, I must.”; Esta fotografía, fue tomada por George Tames para el New York Times el 9 de agosto de 1974, día en que se hizo efectiva la dimisión del presidente Richard Nixon. El presidente Gerald Ford saluda mientras el helicóptero que transporta a Nixon despega desde el jardín de la Casa Blanca. A su derecha vemos a Betty Ford, junto con la hija de Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, y su esposo.; Un mes después de su juramento como presidente, Ford emitió un polémico indulto a Nixon, alegando que era la única manera de que la nación comenzara a sanar. “Creo que Richard Nixon y sus seres queridos han sufrido suficiente y continuarán sufriendo”, declaró. “Esta es una tragedia para el país en la que todos hemos desempeñado un papel. Puede alargarse eternamente o alguien puede ponerle fin. He llegado a la conclusión de que soy el único que puede hacerlo y de que, si puedo hacerlo, debo hacerlo”.

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery