Word: forded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Democratic campaign committee chairman. Sen. Wendell Ford of Kentucky, said of the 33 Senate elections that some races won by Republicans were close the Democrats "came within a whisper" of retaking Senate control, which they lost...
President Ford, at the urging of Secretary Kissinger, agreed to the 2000 turnover date but continued to insist on firm post-treaty rights for the U.S. to defend the canal and keep it in operation...
...right out the window. In fact, activists in the two dormitories should be concerned that anyone in a position to rechristen their blandly titled homes would probably come up with an even more objectionable name. It's hard to imagine really enjoying master's sherries at Rockefeller House. Ford House, or Dupont House...
...seemed to be having image problems of his own. Elected first in 1976 to a rare two-year to fill a vacated seat, Thompson focused that campaign on his image as a "Mr.Clean" crime-fighter, and his victory margin of 1.4 million votes helped carry incumbent President Gerald R. Ford to a slim victory over Jimmy Carter in the state. But his image and popularity were tarnished by a series of revelations: he had accepted lavish antiques and potentially compromising campaign gifts in a time of fiscal austerity he had used campaign funds to pay family vacation and baby sitting...
...interview, Sen. Wendell Ford (D-Ky.), chairman of the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, said the Republicans had backed off early season optimism and are "holding on by their fingertips" to the Senate they won two years...