HENRY FORD CONSIDERING A RUN FOR PRESIDENT
Detroit, Michigan (JFK+50) On June 5, 1922, Associated Press reports Henry Ford* "has intimated privately" that he is considering running for the office of President of the United States "if the people of the country desire him to do so."
The report goes on to state that Mr. Ford does not intend to spend a penny in an attempt to bring about his own nomination or election.
The AP gives the name William T. Kronberg** as the source of its report.
*Henry Ford (1863-1947) was born in Springwells Township, Michigan & educated at Detroit Business Institute. HF founded Ford Motor Company & developed the assembly line technique of mass producing automobiles.
**William T. Kronberg founded the Dearborn Press. Its first issue was circulated on June 14, 1918. DP remains the oldest still-published newspaper in Dearborn.
SOURCES
"Ford Would Campaign For President Should The People So Desire," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., June 5, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Newspaper's name, address change but not its local mission," Press and Guide, September 28, 2004, www.pressandguide.com/
