Part 47 (2/2)

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With President Nixon and Henry Kissinger when Nixon attended his last NATO meeting in Brussels, just weeks before his resignation.

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We had scheduled a family vacation for the beginning of August 1974. Joyce was determined to have some time together. We learned of President Nixon's imminent resignation from the International Herald Tribune. International Herald Tribune.

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When I returned to Was.h.i.+ngton to serve as chief of staff in 1974, President Ford was determined to keep the White House involved in big issues. The warm and brilliant Dr. Herman Kahn moved seamlessly from discussing economics to nuclear strategy to future trends. Ford's engagement in the discussion might have surprised his critics.

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With Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, March 1975. The feeling was mutual.

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On Air Force One with Larry Eagleburger (left), Henry Kissinger (center), and d.i.c.k Cheney (right). Serving as White House Chief of Staff was among my most challenging a.s.signments, but it could also be enjoyable.

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Ford's fine sense of humor kept us all coming back day after day. It appears the President won this tennis match with photographer David Kennerly.

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President Ford meeting with his advisers on the disastrous economic situation he had inherited (left to right: Bill Simon, Ron Nessen, d.i.c.k Cheney, and Alan Greenspan).

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