Thus both his father and mother were born with the last name of Ford.
At the time, he was chairman of Ford but not yet chief executive.
"I know that the people of Ford have been through some tough times in the past few years," he wrote.
The show had been very critical of Ford and promised to give him a break that night.
A rage took hold of Ford, which he tried to master.
But the company, a subsidiary of Ford, is still making losses.
Shares of Ford fell nearly 5 percent, or 32 cents, to close at $6.56.
His spine was not the only part of Ford that returned stronger.
They are following in the footsteps of Ford by first getting their costs under control.
Merry tells all he knows about the battles of Ford.