Type: Public Event

Gerald Ford and an Old Sentence that Feels Unexpectedly Modern

The Northwest Ordinance

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Speaker

Gleaves Whitney

Date & time

Apr 28, 2026, 6:00-7:00 pm EDT

Location

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Ann Arbor, MI
Gleaves Whitney Ford event

Gerald Ford Jr. grew up in a region of the nation heavily shaped by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Ford Presidential Foundation Executive Director Gleaves Whitney will unpack the significance of this jewel among America's forgotten founding documents and discuss its impact on the civic and political culture in which our 38th President worked.