President Gerald R. Ford was the first president to come to the nation's highest office by appointment rather than election. Appointed President Richard Nixon's vice president in 1973 after Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace, he became president on August 9, 1974, when the Watergate scandal forced Nixon's resignation. With the American economy suffering through severe inflation and an energy crisis, and with public faith in the White House eroded after Watergate, President Ford had his work cut out for him. In one of his first acts as chief executive he pardoned Nixon for any offenses he committed or may have committed while in office, an act that caused outrage in many quarters. To deal with the economic recession, Ford proposed tax cuts, curbs on government spending, and heavy taxation on imported oil, but he found little support in the Democratic Congress. In his first two years in office he vetoed over 40 bills sent to him from Capitol Hill. In 1976, he narrowly won the Republican presidential nomination ov

At noon on August 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as president of the United States following Richard Nixon's resignation. Ford, who had been appointed vice president after Spiro Agnew's resignation in 1973, was the first president in U.S. history to come to the office by appointment rather than election. With the American economy suffering through severe inflation and an energy crisis, and with public faith in the White House eroded after the Watergate scandal, President Ford had his work cut out for him. In one of his first acts as chief executive he pardoned Richard Nixon for any offenses he may have committed while in office, an act that caused outrage in many quarters. To deal with the economic recession, Ford proposed tax cuts, curbs on government spending, and heavy taxation on imported oil, but he found little support in the Democratic Congress. In his first two years in office he vetoed over forty bills sent to him from Capitol Hill. In 1976, he narrowly won the Republican presidenti

Gerald Ford became President of the United States in 1974, when Richard Nixon was forced to resign in disgrace over the Watergate scandal. The country was in shock; faith in government was at an all-time low. This biography shows how Ford's ascendancy to the office helped heal the nation. Although his pardon of Nixon was controversial, it put the ugly affairs of the Nixon administration behind the presidency and the country. The documentary looks at the many contributions that Ford made to the American legacy. Archival news footage of Ford and his era show the nation on the cusp of a new optimism. Interviews with family, friends, and political insiders reveal the man and assess his accomplishments in those difficult times. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide.

Faith Ford discusses the difference between working with Norm MacDonald and Candice Bergen.

Adapted from characters created by Stephen King, Sometimes They Come Back ...For More is set in Antarctica, where a remote government outpost has been the scene of a horrible disaster, leaving only two survivors - medical officer Jennifer Wells (Faith Ford) and technical officer Shebanski ({Max Perlich}). Two military investigators, Sam Cage (Clayton Rohner) and Callie Wilson (Chase Masterson) are sent out to uncover the truth about what happened. They are soon confronted by evil forces that steal away Callie and lead them all into a terrifying nether world with a horrible secret. Sometimes They Come Back ...For More was also screened under the titles Frozen and Ice Station Erebus. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

George Lucas, the imaginative force behind the 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' trilogies, is responsible for some of the most popular films in movie history. As a teenager interested in filmmaking, he received encouragement from the cinematographer Haskell Wexler and gained admission to the film school of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After graduating in 1966, he worked as an assistant to the director Francis Ford Coppola, and Coppola helped persuade a studio to finance an expansion of Lucas' student film into the feature-length 'THX-1138' (1970), an Orwellian science fiction tale. The film was a commercial failure, but Lucas' next picture, the nostalgic 'American Graffiti' (1973), was a major hit at the box office and earned him two Oscar nominations. Lucas spent the next four years writing and making 'Star Wars' (1977), an ambitious sci-fi fantasy with special effects years ahead of their time. The studio that backed 'Star Wars' had little faith in the project, but it turned out to b

The toughest man in the American military faces a new kind of challenge -- looking after four kids in soccer-mom suburbia -- in this family-friendly comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. Shane Wolf (Vin Diesel) is a former Navy SEAL who was assigned to protect a scientist working on a top-secret defense project for the government. Despite Wolf's efforts, however, an assassin slipped past him and murdered the man he was guarding. The inventor's project is still being stored in his home, so Wolf has now been assigned to protect Julie (Faith Ford), the scientist's widow, as well as her four children, Zoe (Brittany Snow), Seth (Max Thieriot), Lulu (Morgan York), and baby Peter (Kegan Hoover and Logan Hoover). Wolf has had years of military experience in some of the most dangerous places on Earth, but he doesn't know much about raising kids, and he soon discovers his new job demands he be a nanny as much as a bodyguard. The Pacifier also co-stars Brad Garrett, Lauren Graham, and Carol Kane. - Mark Deming, All Movie G

The toughest man in the American military faces a new kind of challenge -- looking after four kids in soccer-mom suburbia -- in this family-friendly comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. Shane Wolf (Vin Diesel) is a former Navy SEAL who was assigned to protect a scientist working on a top-secret defense project for the government. Despite Wolf's efforts, however, an assassin slipped past him and murdered the man he was guarding. The inventor's project is still being stored in his home, so Wolf has now been assigned to protect Julie (Faith Ford), the scientist's widow, as well as her four children, Zoe (Brittany Snow), Seth (Max Thieriot), Lulu (Morgan York), and baby Peter (Kegan Hoover and Logan Hoover). Wolf has had years of military experience in some of the most dangerous places on Earth, but he doesn't know much about raising kids, and he soon discovers his new job demands he be a nanny as much as a bodyguard. The Pacifier also co-stars Brad Garrett, Lauren Graham, and Carol Kane. - Mark Deming, All Movie G

The toughest man in the American military faces a new kind of challenge -- looking after four kids in soccer-mom suburbia -- in this family-friendly comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. Shane Wolf (Vin Diesel) is a former Navy SEAL who was assigned to protect a scientist working on a top-secret defense project for the government. Despite Wolf's efforts, however, an assassin slipped past him and murdered the man he was guarding. The inventor's project is still being stored in his home, so Wolf has now been assigned to protect Julie (Faith Ford), the scientist's widow, as well as her four children, Zoe (Brittany Snow), Seth (Max Thieriot), Lulu (Morgan York), and baby Peter (Kegan Hoover and Logan Hoover). Wolf has had years of military experience in some of the most dangerous places on Earth, but he doesn't know much about raising kids, and he soon discovers his new job demands he be a nanny as much as a bodyguard. The Pacifier also co-stars Brad Garrett, Lauren Graham, and Carol Kane. - Mark Deming, All Movie G

The toughest man in the American military faces a new kind of challenge -- looking after four kids in soccer-mom suburbia -- in this family-friendly comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. Shane Wolf (Vin Diesel) is a former Navy SEAL who was assigned to protect a scientist working on a top-secret defense project for the government. Despite Wolf's efforts, however, an assassin slipped past him and murdered the man he was guarding. The inventor's project is still being stored in his home, so Wolf has now been assigned to protect Julie (Faith Ford), the scientist's widow, as well as her four children, Zoe (Brittany Snow), Seth (Max Thieriot), Lulu (Morgan York), and baby Peter (Kegan Hoover and Logan Hoover). Wolf has had years of military experience in some of the most dangerous places on Earth, but he doesn't know much about raising kids, and he soon discovers his new job demands he be a nanny as much as a bodyguard. The Pacifier also co-stars Brad Garrett, Lauren Graham, and Carol Kane. - Mark Deming, All Movie G