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DeFrank, Thomas M.
Write it when I’m gone: remarkable off-the-record conversations with
Gerald R. Ford/Thomas M. DeFrank.
p.      cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-1012-0746-8
1. Ford, Gerald R., 1913–2006. 2. Ford, Gerald R., 1913–2006—Interviews. 3. Presidents—United States—Biography. 4. Presidents—United States—Interviews. 5. United States—Politics and government—1974–1977. 6. United States—Politics and government—1977–1981. 7. United States—Politics and government—1981–1989. 8. United States—Politics and government—1989–. 9. DeFrank, Thomas M. I. Ford, Gerald R., 1913–2006. II. Title.
E866.D43     2007          2007032750
973.925092—dc22
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