Obituaries Related to "Ford" from New York Times Archive
Benton Becker, Ford Aide, Dies at 77; Negotiated Nixon Pardon
Mr. Becker pushed for an acknowledgment of guilt from Richard M. Nixon and sought to keep records out of the hands of the disgraced president after his resignation.
Benton Becker, Ford Aide, Dies at 77; Negotiated Nixon Pardon
Mr. Becker pushed for an acknowledgment of guilt from Richard M. Nixon and sought to keep records out of the hands of the disgraced president after his resignation.
Peter Secchia, Confidant of Ford and Bush, Dies at 83
He was a Republican fund-raiser from Michigan who became a White House regular and an ambassador to Italy. He died of Covid-19.
Philip Caldwell, First Nonfamily Member to Head Ford, Is Dead at 93
Outsiders were stunned when Henry Ford II dismissed Lee Iacocca as president of Ford Motor in 1977 and elevated Mr. Caldwell, who was nearly unknown outside the company.
James M. Cannon, an Adviser to Ford, Dies at 93
Mr. Cannon was a former journalist who advised top policy makers in Washington, including President Gerald R. Ford.
William Clay Ford, Auto Family Scion and Detroit Lions Owner, Dies at 88
Mr. Ford, who never got to run the Ford Motor Company, was the last family member to be a confidant of Henry Ford, the American legend who made the automobile accessible to the masses.
Dean Ford, Singer on Marmalade’s ‘Reflections,’ Is Dead at 72
After quick fame thanks to a big international hit and tours with the Who and others, Mr. Ford confronted the challenge of alcoholism.
Peter Secchia, Confidant of Ford and Bush, Dies at 83
He was a Republican fund-raiser from Michigan who became a White House regular and an ambassador to Italy. He died of Covid-19.
Whitey Ford, Beloved Yankees Pitcher Who Confounded Batters, Dies at 91
An irrepressible son of New York City, Ford joined the pantheon of baseball legends who dominated the 1950s and ’60s.
Robert Ford Jr., an Early Force in Hip-Hop, Is Dead at 70
He chronicled the scene when it was new, then went on to mentor some of its most important early figures, including Kurtis Blow and Russell Simmons.
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John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74
A photo of him lying on the ground and bleeding made the cover of Life magazine after the 1970 shooting.
Sri Owen, Who Popularized Indonesian Cuisine, Dies at 90
Settling in England as a young woman, she turned her nostalgia for the food of her youth in Sumatra into a career as an influential cookbook author.
Fatos Nano, Albanian Leader in Era of Chaos and Transition, Dies at 73
A consummate political survivor during his country’s shift from brutal communist regime to flawed democracy, he served three stints as prime minister.
Tony Harrison, British Poet of the Working Class, Dies at 88
His work examined the tensions between his country’s social and economic strata, as well as his roots in postindustrial Leeds.
Gillian Tindall, 87, Dies; Author Who Probed the Layers of Places
A novelist and biographer, she was also a preservationist, and her meticulous investigations of houses, villages and cities revealed intricate histories.
Paul Ignatius, 104, Navy Secretary and Vietnam-Era Defense Official, Dies
He oversaw supplies for the war effort under Lyndon B. Johnson and later had a brief, rocky tenure as president of The Washington Post during the Pentagon Papers case.
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