The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.

Ford said he and Carter agreed the US should more directly take on “the Palestinian issue” in order to work toward lasting peace in the Middle East. That ruffled feathers in Washington, according to Ford’s remarks, written so many years ago. It also feels today like a warning that was not sufficiently heeded by the US government.

While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of the Navy secretary.

Washington — All five living U.S. presidents are attending Jimmy Carter's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a rare occurrence that marks the first time the leaders have gathered publicly since 2018.

Today, @USNavy named two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN 83). Like their namesakes, these two future carriers, and the crews who sail them, will work to safeguard our national security, remind… pic.twitter.com/lrLMW8fFFi

Two new U.S. aircraft carriers will be named after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, President Joe Biden announced Monday.

President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama were all in ... respect,” Biden said. Steven Ford, the son of former President Gerald Ford, read a eulogy written by Gerald Ford before ...

The latest line of U.S. carriers is named for Gerald R. Ford, and another of the multi-billion-dollar ships bears John F. Kennedy's name.

Try to imagine this scenario: Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Barack Obama walking onto the first tee of a golf course together and cameras and photographers and golf fans lining the fairways to get a ...

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.

With integrity. With character. As charming as the recollections offered by Carter’s two grandsons were, the most moving eulogy came from a one-time bitter rival of the former president. Carter, a Democrat, and Gerald Ford, a Republican, jousted in the 1976 presidential election, neither man giving nor asking for quarter in the contest.