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By 1988, Ford was a member of several corporate boards including Commercial Credit, Nova Pharmaceutical, [[Pullman Company|The Pullman Company]], [[Tesoro Corporation|Tesoro Petroleum]], and Tiger International, Inc.<ref name="LLC1988">{{cite magazine|magazine=New York Magazine|title=Board Games|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VeUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19|access-date=February 19, 2012|date=January 25, 1988|publisher=LLC|pages=19–|issn=0028-7369|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924195011/https://books.google.com/books?id=VeUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19|url-status=live}}</ref> Ford also became an honorary director of [[Citigroup]], a position he held until his death.<ref name="WSJ">{{cite web | url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2006/12/27/ford%E2%80%99s-citigroup-connection/ | title=Ford's Citigroup Connection | website=The Wall Street Journal | access-date=February 19, 2012 | date=December 27, 2006 | archive-date=November 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124095807/http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2006/12/27/ford%E2%80%99s-citigroup-connection/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | By 1988, Ford was a member of several corporate boards including Commercial Credit, Nova Pharmaceutical, [[Pullman Company|The Pullman Company]], [[Tesoro Corporation|Tesoro Petroleum]], and Tiger International, Inc.<ref name="LLC1988">{{cite magazine|magazine=New York Magazine|title=Board Games|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VeUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19|access-date=February 19, 2012|date=January 25, 1988|publisher=LLC|pages=19–|issn=0028-7369|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924195011/https://books.google.com/books?id=VeUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19|url-status=live}}</ref> Ford also became an honorary director of [[Citigroup]], a position he held until his death.<ref name="WSJ">{{cite web | url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2006/12/27/ford%E2%80%99s-citigroup-connection/ | title=Ford's Citigroup Connection | website=The Wall Street Journal | access-date=February 19, 2012 | date=December 27, 2006 | archive-date=November 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124095807/http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2006/12/27/ford%E2%80%99s-citigroup-connection/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
In October 1990, Ford appeared in [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]] with [[Bob Hope]] to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the birth of former president | In October 1990, Ford appeared in [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]] with [[Bob Hope]] to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the birth of former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, where the two unveiled a plaque with the signatures of each living former president.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/10/14/Ike-commemorated-with-100th-birthday-bash/8074655876800/|title=Ike commemorated with 100th birthday bash|date=October 14, 1990|publisher=UPI|access-date=October 11, 2017|archive-date=October 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011130507/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/10/14/Ike-commemorated-with-100th-birthday-bash/8074655876800/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In April 1991, Ford joined former presidents [[Richard Nixon]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[Jimmy Carter]], in supporting the [[Brady Bill]].<ref name=AP910429>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 29, 1991 |title=Carter, Ford Join Other Former Presidents in Backing Gun Bill |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-29-mn-709-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233123/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-04-29/news/mn-709_1_brady-bill |url-status=live }}</ref> Three years later, he wrote to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], along with Carter and Reagan, in support of the [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban|assault weapons ban]].<ref name=Eaton940505>{{cite news |last=Eaton |first=William J. |date=May 5, 1994 |title=Ford, Carter, Reagan Push for Gun Ban |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-05-mn-54185-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910132000/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-05-05/news/mn-54185_1_assault-weapons-ban/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> | In April 1991, Ford joined former presidents [[Richard Nixon]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[Jimmy Carter]], in supporting the [[Brady Bill]].<ref name=AP910429>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 29, 1991 |title=Carter, Ford Join Other Former Presidents in Backing Gun Bill |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-29-mn-709-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233123/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-04-29/news/mn-709_1_brady-bill |url-status=live }}</ref> Three years later, he wrote to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], along with Carter and Reagan, in support of the [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban|assault weapons ban]].<ref name=Eaton940505>{{cite news |last=Eaton |first=William J. |date=May 5, 1994 |title=Ford, Carter, Reagan Push for Gun Ban |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-05-mn-54185-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910132000/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-05-05/news/mn-54185_1_assault-weapons-ban/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||