Henry Ford II, 1973

Summary

Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.

Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.

Artifact

Photographic transparency

Subject Date

1973

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1969.19

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 9.25 in

Width: 2.50 in

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