Thursday, December 28, 2006
Gerald Ford – A Lincoln Day Dinner
Since former President Gerald Ford died Tuesday night, I guess it’s time for my “I had dinner with Ford” story.
It was at Oberlin College at Harkness Hall across from Dascomb, just north of Talcott.
The Oberlin College Young Republicans were holding their Lincoln Day dinner and the guest of honor was United States Representative Gerald Ford, then Minority Leader of the U.S. House.
As I remember, it was shortly before he defeated Indiana’s Charlie Halleck for the post. That would make it 1963 or 1964.
Since I was Chairman of the Republican Mock Convention and my friend Paul Keefe was YR President, I got one of the seats at Ford’s table.
He was a pleasant enough fellow, but I admit not to remembering anything about the dinner conversation or his speech.
It was at Oberlin College at Harkness Hall across from Dascomb, just north of Talcott.The Oberlin College Young Republicans were holding their Lincoln Day dinner and the guest of honor was United States Representative Gerald Ford, then Minority Leader of the U.S. House.
As I remember, it was shortly before he defeated Indiana’s Charlie Halleck for the post. That would make it 1963 or 1964.
Since I was Chairman of the Republican Mock Convention and my friend Paul Keefe was YR President, I got one of the seats at Ford’s table.
He was a pleasant enough fellow, but I admit not to remembering anything about the dinner conversation or his speech.
