HENRY FORD MAY BE A CANDIDATE, BUT...
Lansing, Michigan (JFK+50) On December 19, 1923, "nominating petitions entering Calvin Coolidge and Henry Ford as candidates in the presidential primary next April were accepted by the department of state."
President Coolidge was nominated on the republican ticket while Henry Ford was named on the democratic slate.
Henry Ford said...
"I believe it is the wise and natural thing for the people to agree on the nomination and election of Mr. Coolidge."
Mr. Ford went on to say "that the country is perfectly safe with (Mr. Coolidge)."
SOURCE
"Ford Urges Choice of Coolidge in '24," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 19, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
Calvin Coolidge
President of the United States
1923-1929
