he was very wealthy. but she remarried and she married a man who was kind and gentle and he raised that little boy and went to the courthouse and changed his name to gerald rudolph ford, jr. and i think of that story every time i hear the name gerald ford because she died before he became president. leland: doug, i m going to end this and say thank you before the computer ends it for us. we appreciate your insight, sir thank you. leland: we ll have much more life from norfolk, virginia. the next hour of america s news headquarter. a look at what president trump had to say at the ceremony.
those sailors are locked down and proud to be doing what they are doing. morel is very good. when they see things like the gerald r ford come online, they see it as a huge investment in the nation in what they do. a validation of their mission. a statement that will carry that mission into the future. the final commanding officer of the uss gerald r ford has not been born yet. that is how long this ship will be around serving our interests. reporter: that is a long time. what is the wish list for the navy going forward? we have done a number of studies and been pretty open about that. as the world gets more complicated and our interests grow, we need more navy to protect those interest. reporter: the president talked about that. 350 ships, not only the ships but a lot of new technology and capability to put on those ships.
became president. once there, he stayed true to form, never believing that he was suddenly wiser and infallible because he drank his morning coffee from a cup with the presidential seal. leland: so, with that, doug, how was this man, known for being so thoroughly humbled, now view his name on the most advanced war ship in the world, as it cost $13 billion. i think he d be happy. there s a little justice to life. because he was a humble man, but a great man. he had to know that a little bit. he said, i m a ford, not a lincoln, when he gave that first speech. one night he told me a story, very dramatic story of a woman named dorothy who married a man who was abusive and who was violent, and in a snowstorm when her baby was born, she rushed him out of the house and fled that man.
of foreign wars, let us restore the golden rule to our political process, and let brotherly love purge our hearts of suspicion and of hate. leland: that was president ford in his first presidential address back in august of 1974. as you ll recall, president ford wasn t elected. he took over after president nixon s resignation and before he died, president ford learned he would have a ship, this ship named after him, a tribute particularly meaningful to the former navy man, something his daughter talked about today. he s the 10th president of the united states to have a carrier named after him. with that, let s bring in an expert on presidential history, the author of raising of a president , a man who also now president ford well, and hosted him for dinner a couple of times. interviewed him in addition. doug, appreciate you being here
now on homeland security committee and he is, of course, proud of all the men and women who are going to serve on the u.s.s. ford, including the hospital corpsmen, take a list be. i think we re building a legacy for ourselves and making a name for gerald r. ford, sailors that are relentless, tireless, willing to help at any given call. i know for me, being on a previous ship, this crew is some of the best. top-notch sailors and ready for the world to see it. and later, we saw the president depart just a couple of minutes ago. we head back to a big week coming up in washington as donald trump, jr. and former donald trump campaign manager paul manafort prepare to testify to congress behind closed doors on the russia investigation. we ll also have fallout from the controversial police shooting of an unarmed australian yoga teacher in minneapolis. now, protesters are demanding