1976 presidential campaign rivals Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter became longtime friends who found common cause in the decades after they left the White House. What gave that friendship staying power - even as the country became more partisan? Watch 'The Presidency: A Friendship of Rivals - Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter' 10/28 at 9:30pm ET on C-SPAN 2: https://www.c-span.org/video/?529937-1/friendship-rivals-gerald-ford-jimmy-carter | American History TV

JIMMY CARTER ON WPIX IN 1976: Here's a snippet of film from the WPIX Archives from the 1976 presidential campaign -- Jimmy Carter was in town to attend the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden. (Check out the classic Channel 11 and Metromedia 5 microphone flags, BTW.) We learned on Wednesday that the former president, who is 90, is fighting cancer. Our thoughts go out to him and his family. | WPIX Archives