Dick Lugar: “President Ford was a healing force at a time of much greater political upheaval than we have today. The lessons to us…”

“President Ford was a healing force at a time of much greater political upheaval than we have today. The lessons to us today are that: disagreements should not become divisive; and political revenge is a vicious cycle without winners. Most important, as President Ford reiterates in this interview, is that "truth is the glue that holds government together--not only our government, but civilization itself." He tells Ms. Feldman, who has also written numerous articles on Mr. Ford and his family for McCall's Magazine, that his main ambition was to become Speaker of the House of Representatives "because the legislative process interested me and was the kind of challenge I enjoyed . . ." Gerald Ford concluded this interview--which I recommend to my colleagues and our staff--with his beliefs that during his 29 months as President, he had steered the U.S. out of a period of turmoil, making it possible to move from despair to a renewed national unity of purpose and progress.”