Ford, Mondale’s Sons Will Read Eulogies Their Fathers Wrote for Carter Before Their Own Deaths
The three men grew exceptionally close in their later years despite the bitterness of the 1976 presidential campaign.
President Carter will be eulogized at his funeral next month by two longtime friends from beyond the grave — President Ford and Vice President Mondale, who had both written eulogies for Carter before their own deaths in 2006 and 2021, respectively.
Steven Ford and Ted Mondale plan to address the crowd assembled for Carter’s funeral at the National Cathedral on January 9, reading the eulogies that their fathers wrote, according to a report. Carter, Ford, and Mondale became close friends in their later years despite the Democrats’ success at booting Ford from the White House in 1976.
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