Tom asked to comment on the Passing of President Gerald Ford
by Tom Anthony on Jan.21, 2007, under General Posts
Out of the blue is a phrase I have used more than once concerning Polk County Florida reaching forward to grab me back in time. The day after President Ford Passed Away (December 27, 2006) I received voice mail from Diane Nichols a reporter for the Winter Haven Florida News Chief. She noticed in my online bio that I had once interview Ford while working at a local (Lakeland Florida) radio station – now a quarter century later I was returning a call to speak with Ms Nichols about the experience. Here is a link to that story, and here is a link to the full text as it appeared in the paper in case the News Chief has some time limit on displaying archived stories from their web site.
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