Gerald Ford on How the U.S. Would Get the First Woman President

'It won't happen in the normal course of events' — Did Gerald Ford... almost predict the future?

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[kingkongchief]

I like how he didn’t sugarcoat it for the little girls. He was honest about how he thought it would actually happen for the first time that people wouldn’t want it to but how afterwards it would revolutionize the US government and politics in a good way.

[MeetThaNewDealer]

“The first party to retire it’s eighty year old candidate. Is going to be the party that wins the election.” Nikki Haley

[focusedflow]

“It will probably come some time in the next 4 or 8 years.”

30 years later 😮

[risinbison]

I got to meet President Ford in the last few years of his life. Few times have I ever met a more gracious individual than him. He greeted everyone, asked how we were doing, made small chat and just wanted to get to know us. Have a great picture of the two of us.

[tiger]

His scenario 35 years ago is almost exactly what's happening now. Even though Biden didn't die, he did step down from running again. Good insight president Ford.

[RealJahzir]

Glad Joe didn't have to kick the bucket

[abigailgarcia]

I liked what he said about once we break that barrier there wont be anything that can stop us.

[thehellyousay]

"it'll probably come in the next 4 or 8 years."

48 years later

[mistymvp]

The next time some one says they don't think this country is ready for a woman President, tell them Gerald Ford thought so back in 1989.

[benevolencia]

“I’m a Ford, not a Lincoln”
Gerald R Ford 38th President of the United States

[EcoStu]

Someone should find out who that girl was and do a VH1 “where are they now?”

[ibuprofenPill]

My wife waited on Gerald Ford a few years before he died. She said he was a nice man and loved talking to people.

[stephanieyee]

Very insightful and President Ford was, I think, a brave man for admitting he expected this to happen. Most men in his position, especially in his day, would never have thought a woman would Ever be POTUS. Ever.

[leslieperkins]

President Ford would not support Trump.

[dlairth]

I don't expect that Biden was in that audience, but he was certainly already in the Senate by then.

[adey]

Old republicans had some integrity until Newt came along.

[junkboxxxxxx]

So his answer to the little girl was "Become VP and wait for the P to die."

[FeelingTarot]

They don't predict anything. They make it happen.

[ARandomDonut]

He was on point until the very end lol.

Try 40 to 80 years

[Puzekat]

My great uncle worked for this man. It’s good to hear that he was a good man a very kind man a genuinely kind man.