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Extractions: H0022-4 - Gerald Ford as student Madison Elementary School, ca. 1923. (Full size image is 55K) Gerald Rudolph Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents separated two weeks after his birth and his mother took him to Grand Rapids, Michigan to live with her parents. On February 1, 1916, approximately two years after her divorce was final, Dorothy King married Gerald R. Ford, a Grand Rapids paint salesman. The Fords began calling her son Gerald R. Ford, Jr., although his name was not legally changed until December 3, 1935. He had known since he was thirteen years old that Gerald Ford, Sr., was not his biological father, but it was not until 1930 when Leslie King made an unexpected stop in Grand Rapids that he had a chance meeting with this biological father. The future president grew up in a close-knit family which included three younger half-brothers, Thomas, Richard, and James. Ford attended South High School in Grand Rapids, where he excelled scholastically and athletically, being named to the honor society and the "All-City" and "All-State" football teams. He was also active in scouting, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout in November 1927. He earned spending money by working in the family paint business and at a local restaurant.
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Extractions: You did it! Over US$240,000 was donated in the 21 day fund drive. Thank you for your generosity! You are still welcome to make a donation or purchase Wikimedia merchandise U.S. President Gerald Ford âThings are more like today than they have ever been before.â During the Carter-Ford debates, Ford committed a gaffe when he declared that "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe." "I watch a lot of baseball on the radio." "There are no historic or legal precedents to which I can turn in this matter, none that precisely fit the circumstances of a private citizen who has resigned the presidency of the United States. . . . Many months and perhaps more years will have to pass before Richard Nixon could hope to obtain a fair trial by jury . . . But it is not the ultimate fate of Richard Nixon that most concerns me . . . but the immediate future of this great country . . . . Now, therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, president of the United States . . . have granted and do grant a full, free and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he . . . has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974." "I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers."
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Extractions: Omaha, Nebraska Occupation: Lawyer, Public Official Married Elizabeth "Betty" Bloomer Warren Early Years: Ford went to grade school and South High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was a star football player in high school and an Eagle Scout. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he turned down offers to play professional football and later received his law degree from Yale Law School. His Presidency: Ford succeeded Richard Nixon after he resigned. He granted Nixon a pardon regarding Watergate and gave conditional amnesty to Vietnam war resisters. He fought inflation with a tax cut and reduction of federal spending. Ford was not elected to another term, but served as a consultant in Reagan's administration. His Life: When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."
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Extractions: Reference Resources: United States Presidents History Search Engine HistoryBuff : Search for resources and information about the Presidents of the United States Presidential Sites American Presidency Articles on the presidents, the presidency and American politics. This set is designed for school grades 3 through 8; photographs of each president - SEARCHABL E by name American Presidents: Life Portraits SEARCHABLE by name Hall of Presidents Brief presidential biographies; official White House portrait. History Buff's Presidential Wing History Buff's site contains newspaper articles, facts, and inaugural addresses of the U.S. presidents The Presidents Links to information about the presidents and presdidential sites Portraits of U.S. Presidents and First Ladies 1789 - Present A timeline and photographs of past Presidents and First Ladies (More than one photograph per President and First Lady ; photographs can be enlarged) Portraits of the U.S. Presidents from the National Portrait Gallery
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Extractions: GERALD FORD U.S. President Name at Birth: Leslie Lynch King, Jr. Gerald Rudolph Ford served from 1948-73 as a U.S. Congressman from Michigan. Known as a steady and loyal Republican, he was appointed to the vice presidency under Richard Nixon , after Spiro Agnew had been forced to resign. In 1974 President Nixon resigned, and Gerald "Gerry" Ford took office. Ford is famous for granting Nixon a full pardon of any crimes ("Our long national nightmare is over."), and for being the target of two assassination attempts while in office. He ran for re-election in 1976, but lost to Democrat Jimmy Carter Extra credit : Ford served on the Warren Commission, the investigation into the assassination of John Kennedy ... Ford's wife Betty Ford is the founder of the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California... Gerald and Betty were married on 15 October 1948, and had four children: Michael (born 1950), John (also known as Jack, b. 1952), Steven (b. 1956) and Susan (b. 1957).
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Extractions: FORD, Gerald R(udolph) In 1948 Ford was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. During his tenure there (until 1973), he was a strict conservative, opposing federal aid to education and housing, increases in the minimum wage, Medicare, the Office of Economic Opportunity, and antipollution bills. In 1970 he led an unsuccessful attempt to impeach the liberal Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. Ford favored increasing the defense budget, and he usually voted for civil rights legislation. In 1965 he was elected minority leader of the House of Representatives. The Presidency. top Following the resignation of Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew in 1973, Ford was chosen as his successor by President Richard M. Nixon . During his nine months as vice-president, Ford staunchly defended Nixon, who was accused of misconduct in the Watergate affair. When Nixon resigned under threat of impeachment on Aug. 9, 1974, Ford was sworn in as the new president. One of his first and most controversial acts was to pardon Nixon for all federal crimes he might have committed in office.
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Extractions: Search for books and more related to Ford, Gerald R(udolph) Encarta Search Search Encarta about Ford, Gerald R(udolph) Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Ford, Gerald R(udolph) ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 11 items Article Outline Introduction Early Life Early Political Career President of the United States ... After the Presidency I Print Preview of Section Ford, Gerald R(udolph) , born in 1913, 38th president of the United States (1974-1977), the only president elected neither president nor vice president. He attempted during his 2.5-year term to restore the nation's confidence in a government tarnished by the Watergate scandal and an economy suffering from inflation and unemployment. II Print Preview of Section Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 14, 1913. The same year his mother, Dorothy, left her husband (they divorced in 1914) and took her son to live with her parents in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At a church function, she met Gerald R. Ford, whom she married in 1916. Although he never formally adopted Dorothy's son, Ford gave her child his nameâGerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. That name became the future president's legal name in 1935.
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Extractions: Hear the words that changed the world. Our vast collection of speeches is drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the twentieth century. (Reminder: To listen to history being made, you must have RealPlayer installed. If you can't access our audio clips, click here to download RealPlayer.) Gerald R. Ford, 38th U.S. president Pardons former president Richard Nixon "I, Gerald R. Ford, president of the United States ... do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon onto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States, which he, Richard Nixon, has committed, or may have committed, or taken part in, during the period from July 20, 1969, through August 9, 1974. (September 16, 1974) Advertisement
Extractions: Hear the words that changed the world. Our vast collection of speeches is drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the twentieth century. (Reminder: To listen to history being made, you must have RealPlayer installed. If you can't access our audio clips, click here to download RealPlayer.) Gerald R. Ford, thirty-eighth U.S. president On the nation's economic woes "We are going to take some bumps and we're going to take some lumps, but with the help of the Congress and the American people, we are perfectly able to cope with our present and foreseeable economic problems." (Washington, D.C., December 2, 1974) Advertisement
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Extractions: rotten Library Biographies Presidents Thanks mainly to Saturday Night Live reruns, most people remember Gerald Ford as the klutzy fool who indefensibly pardoned Nixon . Maybe that's why nobody seems to recall his hand in Indonesia's genocidal campaign against East Timor. Or his membership in the Warren Commission, which determined that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone perpetrator of the JFK assassination First things first: Gerald Rudolph Ford was probably the greatest natural athlete who ever assumed the Presidency. Yes, he tripped on the Air Force One staircase in Salzburg, Austria. Everyone knows he tumbled down the stairs in full view of press and local dignitaries. What most people forget is that Ford managed to land on his feet and shake the hands of the reception committee without missing a beat. Try doing that when you're 64 years old. Took over for Spiro T. Agnew I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances never before experienced by Americans. This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts. As we bind up the internal wounds of Watergate, more painful and more poisonous than those of foreign wars, let us restore the golden rule to our political process, and let brotherly love purge our hearts of suspicion and of hate.
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Extractions: in full GERALD RUDOLPH FORD, JR., original name LESLIE LYNCH KING, JR. (b. July 14, 1913, Omaha, Neb., U.S.), 38th president of the United States (1974-77), who, as 40th vice president, succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. While Ford was still an infant, his parents were divorced, and his mother moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., where she married Gerald R. Ford, Sr., who adopted the boy and gave him his name. Ford was a football star at the University of Michigan and received his law degree from Yale University in 1941. In 1948 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican and was reelected successively thereafter, becoming House minority leader in 1965. After the resignation of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, President Nixon, on Oct. 12, 1973, nominated Ford to fill the vacant vice-presidential post. He was sworn in on December 6, the first vice president to take office in the middle of an administration. Ford's succession to the presidency on Aug. 9, 1974, after Nixon's resignation, marked the first time in U.S. history that the holder of the presidential office had not been elected either as president or as vice president. On September 8 Ford granted a full pardon to Nixon "for all offenses against the United States" that he might have committed while in office. The pardon effectively squelched any criminal prosecutions that Nixon might have been liable to in connection with the
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Extractions: 38th President Gerald was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 14, 1913. Ford was the only President born in Nebraska. He was named Leslie Lynch King, Jr. at birth. When his divorced mother remarried, he was adopted by his stepfather and named Gerald R. Ford after him. He was known as "Jerry." He once worked as a fashion model. Ford was a model for Cosmopolitan and Look magazines in the 1940's. Gerald Ford was Vice President to Richard Nixon. Gerald Ford became President with the resignation of Richard Nixon. Two attempts were made to assassinate Gerald Ford. The would be assassins were Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme and Sara Jane Moore, in two separate incidents. He was the only president not elected by the people. Therefore, he is the only President to not run for the Presidency or Vice Presidency and become President. As one book states he was the first un-elected President. He later ran for President but was not elected. When he was 12 or 13, his parents told him he was adopted.
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Extractions: Secretary of Defence - 1947-1949 James Forrestal; 1949-1950 Louis A. Johnson; 1950-1951 George C. Marshall; 1951-1953 Robert A. Lovett - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies from a massive cerebral haemorrhage on 12 April. Vice President Harry S. Truman is sworn in as president the same day. On 7 May the Second World War in Europe ends when Germany surrenders unconditionally. The focus of the war now shifts to the Pacific, where Japan continues to hold out against the advancing Allies, who in this theatre of operations are led by the United States. In June the Japanese determine to fight to the finish. Their plan for a last-stand battle against a US-led invasion is called 'Ketsu Go' (Operation Decisive). Japanese troops are massed in the south of Kyushu Island, where the invasion forces are expected to land.
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Extractions: The only President neither elected to the Presidency nor the Vice Presidency, Ford never recovered from his pardon of Nixon. During his Presidencym Saigon fell to the Vietnamese, and economic condictions in the US worsened. Gerald Ford was born in Omaha Nebraska. His biological father left his mother soon after Ford was born. His mother remarried and her new husband adopted her son. Ford attended public schools in Grand Rapids. He graduated in the top five percent of his class. Ford went on in 1931 to attend the University of Michigan. He was a B student, but went on to be an outstanding football player, and was offered professional football contracts. Ford declined because of his desire to go to law school. In 1935 he was hired to be an assistant football and head boxing coach at Yale University. In 1938 he was allowed to begin courses at Yale Law school while maintaining his position as coach. For graduated in January 1941 from law school and was admitted to the Michigan bar in June. From 1942 until 1946 Ford served in the Navy. For most of his service Ford served aboard the USS Monterey a light aircraft carrier, that spent the bulk of the war in the South Pacific. He served as the gunnery officer.
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Extractions: Scholastic Home About Us Site Map Search ... Tools Gerald Rudolph Ford , the 38th President of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. After his parents' divorce and his mother's 1916 marriage to businessman Gerald R. Ford, he became known as Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Jerry Ford graduated from Grand Rapids (Michigan) South High School in 1931 as an honor student and star performer in football and basketball. He was also active in scouting, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout in 1927. He earned spending money by working in the family paint business and at a local restaurant. He continued both his education and athletics at The University of Michigan where he played center on the Wolverine football team and was selected most valuable player by his teammates during his senior year. He received offers from two professional football teams, the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers, but chose instead to take a position as boxing coach and assistant varsity football coach at Yale University during law school. He received his law degree from Yale in 1941, graduating in the top third of his class. During World War II, Ford served in the Pacific as an operations officer aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Monterey. After the war, he returned to law practice in Grand Rapids, where his father was county Republican chairman. In 1948 he married Elizabeth Bloomer Warren, a fashion coordinator for a Grand Rapids department store. They would have four children: Michael Gerald, John Gardner, Steven Meigs, and Susan Elizabeth.
