81. USA-Presidents.Info - Gerald Ford Provides a biography of American president gerald ford. http://www.usa-presidents.info/ford.htm

Site Links Home Search this site Privacy Policy Resources ... State of the Union Addresses Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born July 14 , 1913) (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. , renamed after adoption) was the fortieth (1973 - 1974) Vice President and the thirty-eighth (1974 - 1977) President of the United States. He remains the only President to serve without being elected to either the presidency or vice presidency. Order: 38th President Term of Office: August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977 Rise to the Presidency Ford was a member of the House of Representatives for 24 years from 1949 - 1973 , and became Minority Leader of the House. After Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned during Richard Nixon 's presidency, on October 10 , 1973 , Nixon appointed Ford to take Agnew's place. The United States Senate voted 92 to 3 to confirm Ford on November 27 , 1973 and on December 6 , the House confirmed him 387 to 35. When Nixon then resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal , Ford assumed the presidency, proclaiming that "our long national nightmare is over". One month later, Ford gave Nixon a blanket pardon for any crimes he might have committed while President or indeed anything else he might have done - a move that many historians believe cost him election in 1976 . Presidency The economy was a great concern during the Ford administration. In response to rising inflation, Ford went before the American public on television in October, 1974 and asked them to "whip inflation now" (WIN); as part of this program, he urged people to wear "WIN" buttons. However, most people recognized this as simply a public relations gimmick without offering any effective means of solving the underlying problem. At the time inflation was around 7%, a relatively modest number in restrospect, but still enough to discourage investment and push capital overseas and into government bonds.

82. Gerald Ford's Remarks On Signing The Nixon Pardon Proclamation president gerald ford grants a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States. http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/speeches/740060.htm

President Gerald R. Ford's Remarks on Signing a Proclamation Granting Pardon to Richard Nixon September 8, 1974 Listen to excerpts from the speech as delivered by President Ford in .wav format (file size 2.3 MB) Ladies and gentlemen: I have come to a decision which I felt I should tell you and all of my fellow American citizens, as soon as I was certain in my own mind and in my own conscience that it is the right thing to do. I have learned already in this office that the difficult decisions always come to this desk. I must admit that many of them do not look at all the same as the hypothetical questions that I have answered freely and perhaps too fast on previous occasions. My customary policy is to try and get all the facts and to consider the opinions of my countrymen and to take counsel with my most valued friends. But these seldom agree, and in the end, the decision is mine. To procrastinate, to agonize, and to wait for a more favorable turn of events that may never come or more compelling external pressures that may as well be wrong as right, is itself a decision of sorts and a weak and potentially dangerous course for a President to follow. I have promised to uphold the Constitution, to do what is right as God gives me to see the right, and to do the very best that I can for America.

83. Betty Ford: Biography And Much More From Answers.com gerald ford became a congressman and then was appointed us vice A profile (andnifty snapshots) from the gerald ford presidential library; Betty ford http://www.answers.com/topic/betty-ford

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Personalities Dictionary Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Betty Ford Personalities Source Betty Ford U.S. First Lady Born: 8 April 1918 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Best Known As: Founder of the Betty Ford Center Name at birth: Elizabeth Anne Bloomer Ford is known both as a former First Lady and as the founder of the Betty Ford Clinic for substance abuse recovery. She married Gerald R. Ford on 15 October 1948. Gerald Ford became a congressman and then was appointed U.S. vice president by Richard M. Nixon after the resignation of Nixon's first VP, Spiro Agnew . When Nixon himself resigned in 1974, Betty Ford became the nation's First Lady. Shortly thereafter she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy. Suffering from the stress of her public role and the aftereffects of her illness, Ford became so hooked on painkilling drugs and alcohol that in 1978 she entered a California hospital to kick the habits. Inspired by the experience, in 1982 she founded the Betty Ford Center for Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation in Rancho Mirage, California. The center was one of America's first prominent centers devoted solely to such recovery, and it eventually drew high-profile clients like Elizabeth Taylor and Liza Minnelli . Ford became a prominent activist in the field, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1991) and the Congressional Gold Medal (1999). She has published two autobiographies:

84. Gerald Ford - 37th President Of The United States This page contains links to a number of George Washington Presidential resourceson the web. http://www.presidentsusa.net/ford.html

PRESIDENTS HOME PAGE Gerald Ford 37th President Birth: July 14, 1913 at Omaha, Nebraska as Leslie Lynch King Jr., adopted as Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. Birthplace information from American Presidents.org Omaha, Nebraska website Birthsite Biographies Grolier online biography White House biography Congressional biography Biography from infoplease.com ... Biography from the University of Groningen Books on Sale at Amazon.com The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford Gerald R. Ford Gerald Ford : Thirty-Eighth President of the United States The Ford White House : A Miller Center Conference ... Search for books about Gerald Ford Cabinet/Staff List by infoplease.com Henry Kissinger - Secretary of State Dick Cheney - Chief of Staff Election Results/Presidential Campaign Opponent: Jimmy Carter (D) Debates Election 1976 Campaign and Election History ... Ford's 1976 Debate reference to a "Free Poland" Events during Ford’s administration and lifetime Naval Service Watergate Pardon of Richard Nixon First lady and family Betty Ford biography from Grolier online Betty Ford biography from the White House Pictures of Betty Ford from the Library of Congress Genealogy Brian Tompsett’s US President genealogy page Miscellaneous Gerald Ford page from C-SPAN Quotes National Historic Sites/State Historic Sites/Landmarks/Places to Visit Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum – Grand Rapids, Michigan

85. Presidents Of The United States us Presidents facts, presidential trivia, biographies, campaign slogans, museums, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, gerald ford, and Ronald Reagan. http://www.presidentsusa.net/

Presidents of the United States The most comprehensive site on the Internet for presidential resources. The alphabetized subject headings below are linked to most of the sites on the web that have information about the Presidents of the United States. Search this site powered by FreeFind For a list of all the US Presidents and links to a specific President click here. Presidents Poster Academic Study Centers Centers devoted to research and study of the Presidency as an institution, the policies of past and future administrations, and analysis of issues faced by US Presidents. Assassinations, Attempts, and Security Measures Resources about the four US Presidents who were assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy in addition to information about the attempted assassinations of: Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. Also, information about White House security and the Secret Service. Biographies Biographies from the official White House web site, online encyclopedias, other web sites about the American Presidents, as well as complete books you can read online. Birth and Death Information Information about the birth and death of each President including date and location as well as information on how to visit the birthplace and gravesite.

86. Gerald Ford's Swearing-in Speech, Aug. 9, 1974 gerald R. ford s Remarks on Taking the Oath of Office as president. August 9, 1974 Return to the Selected gerald R. ford presidential Speeches Page http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/speeches/740001.htm

Gerald R. Ford's Remarks on Taking the Oath of Office as President August 9, 1974 Listen to part of the speech in .au format or .wav format (1.6 MB) Listen to the entire speech in .mp3 format (9.3 MB) Mr. Chief Justice, my dear friends, my fellow Americans: The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by George Washington and by every President under the Constitution. But 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. Therefore, I feel it is my first duty to make an unprecedented compact with my countrymen. Not an inaugural address, not a fireside chat, not a campaign speechjust a little straight talk among friends. And I intend it to be the first of many. I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your President with your prayers. And I hope that such prayers will also be the first of many. If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one womanmy dear wifeas I begin this very difficult job.

87. FORD, Gerald Rudolph, Jr. - Biographical Information ford, gerald Rudolph, Jr., a Representative from Michigan, Vice president, andthirtyeighth president of the United States; born in Omaha, Douglas County, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=f000260

88. USA: Biography Of Gerald R. Ford (1913-) USAproject, presidents-area, biographical data of gerald R. ford. ford wassworn is as vice-president of the United States on 6 December 1973, http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/gf38/about/fordbio.htm

FRtR Presidents Gerald R. Ford Biography Gerald R. Ford (1913-) Biography Quote Gerald R. Ford Junior was born in Omaha on 14 July 1913 by the name of Leslie Lynch King. His mother left his father when he was two years old. They moved to Michigan where his mother married Gerald R. Ford Sr., and he adopted his stepfather's name. Ford studied liberal arts in Ann Arbor under an athletic scholarship of football at the University if Michigan. Ford was a very successful football player, but he did not carry the sport any further, because he saw no future in the sport. In the fall of 1935 Ford accepted a position at Yale University as assistant coach, where he later decided to study law. In 1938 he was accepted as a part-time law student on a trial basis, and in 1939 he had the school's permission to study full time. In 1941 he received his law degree as top third of his class. Ford opened a law firm in Grand Rapids with his college buddy Buchen. This firm existed for less than a year, because of the start of the Second World War. In 1942 Gerald Ford enlisted in the army where he had a short military career, and in December 1945 he was discharged as a lieutenant. He returned home where his political career started to take off.

89. From Revolution To Reconstruction: Presidents: Gerald Ford USAproject, presidents-area, information regarding the 38th president of theUnited States, gerald ford. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/gf38/

FRtR Presidents Gerald Ford Gerald R. Ford (1913- ) 38th president of the United States: 1974-1977 Gerald R. Ford No inaugural address made State of the Union State of the Union ... The Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum

90. Gerald Ford - Thirty-Eighth President Of The United States Learn all about gerald ford, the ThirtyEighth president of the United States. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/geraldford/

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91. Gerald Ford - Thirty-Eighth President Of The United States Biographical fast facts about gerald ford, the thirtyeighth president of theUnited States. http://americanhistory.about.com/library/fastfacts/blffpres38.htm

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92. The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, 38th President Of The United States Of America gerald R. ford took the oath of office as president of the United States on president ford s memoirs, A Time to Heal The Autobiography of gerald R. http://htdconnect.com/~chaffee/ch04008.htm

The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States of America The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States of America has been a long time friend of the Chaffee family and Scholarship supporter. President Ford’s involvement in the creation of the manned space program began during his service on the congressional committee that transformed NACA in to NASA thus beginning the United States’ manned space program. In 1997, President Ford join the Roger Chaffee Scholarship Board as an Honorary Director. He also has a family connection to the scholarship. His niece Linda (Ford) Burba is the mother of 1989 Roger Chaffee Scholar Scott R. Burba. Gerald R. Ford's Biography 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 did not know until 1930 that Gerald Ford, Sr., was not his biological father. The future president grew up in a close- knit family which included three younger half-brothers, Thomas, Richard, and James.

93. Moral Politics - A Morality-Based Political Test us Presidents. Of the last nine presidents, Jimmy Carter was probably to mostliberal, GW Bush the most conservative, and gerald ford the most centrist. http://www.moral-politics.com/xpolitics.aspx?menu=Political_Maps&action=Draw&cho

94. The Presidents Of The United States - Gerald R. Ford Public Affairs Section Stockholm Information on the Presidents of the us compiledfrom the books, The Living White House, The White House An Historical http://stockholm.usembassy.gov/usflag/presidents/gf38.html

United States Embassy Stockholm The Presidents of the United States Gerald R. Ford Thirty-Eighth President 1974-1977 [Elizabeth Bloomer Ford] November 2001 Fast Fact: Gerald R. Ford set out to restore confidence in the Presidency. Inauguration The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives became Vice President upon the resignation of Spiro Agnew, under the process of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution. When President Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, Vice President Ford took the executive oath of office, administered by Chief Justice Warren Burger, in the East Room of the White House. Biography: 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." It was indeed an unprecedented time. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to resign. Ford was confronted with almost insuperable tasks. There were the challenges of

95. U.S. Presidents-Gerald R Ford~Jewish Sightseeing Jewish Sightseeing gerald R. ford Rabbi David G. Dalin, presidential scholar,traces the appointments of Jews to the us Supreme Court. http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/usa/wash_dc/white_house/ford_gerald_r/gerald_r_

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96. Religious Affiliation Of U.S. Presidents * Religion One of the most overrepresented religious groups among us presidents is Unitarianism . gerald ford George HW Bush. Presbyterian, Andrew Jackson http://www.adherents.com/adh_presidents.html

Return to Adherents.com homepage Christianity Anglican Catholic Evangelical ... more links Religious Affiliation of U.S. Presidents Denomination Number of Presidents Percent of Presidents Percent of Current U.S. Pop. Ratio % of Pres. to % of Pop. Episcopalian Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Unitarian Disciples of Christ Dutch Reformed Quaker Catholic Congregationalist/ United Church of Christ Keep in mind that in the table above, the % of the U.S. population for religious groups are current figures. Religious groups have had much different proportions at various time in U.S. history. One of the most over-represented religious groups among U.S. presidents is Unitarianism. Despite merging with Universalism in the 1960s, the combined proportion of Unitarian Universalists in the U.S. population is just 0.2% of the population (one in every 500 Americans). Yet there have been 4 Unitarian presidents. Another over-represented religious group among U.S. presidents is Dutch Reformed, by virtue of having two U.S. presidents, yet having only a small number of people left in the country who identify themselves as Reformed. The contemporary heir to the Dutch Reformed churches is the "Reformed Church in America," which has about 300,000 members in the U.S. and Canada. (Alternatively, one might count only a single president as Dutch Reformed, if Theodore Roosevelt is counted as an Episcopalian sources differ on this subject . Even just one Dutch Reformed president would constitute statistical over-representation.) After that, Disciples of Christ, Episcopalians, and Quakers have also had representation in the White House far outstripping their proportion of the U.S. population.

97. US Presidents - Gerald Rudolph Ford The Catskills,The Hudson Valley featuring towns artists people places and thingsto do in the catskills mountains. up state New York. http://www.bearsystems.com/presidents/38.htm

Home List your Business Towns Artists ... Advertising Customer Service Privacy Statement: We do not collect any information from or about our visitors. Period! Site Map Free Listing Add your business Guestbook Great place to ask others questions! Web BearSystems.com Some of Our Site Categories Advertising Aikido Airports American Legion ... Cannonsville (defunct) Cemeteries Cinemas Colleges Color Chart ... Poems Submit a poem Political Real Estate Reservoirs Resorts ... the Hudson Valley The Presidents of the United States of America Gerald Rudolph Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford 38th President of the United States Image from the White House Education: Graduated from the University of Michigan (1935) and Yale University Law School (1941) Occupation: Lawyer, public official Religion: Episcopalian Wife: Elizabeth "Betty" Bloomer Warren (1918- ), on October 15, 1948 Children: Michael Gerald Ford (1950- ); John Gardner Ford (1952- ); Steven Meigs Ford (1956- ); Susan Elizabeth Ford (1957- ) Father: Leslie Lynch King Mother: Dorothy Ayer Gardner King Ford Years in office: (August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977)

98. President's Ford Pardon Of Richard Nixon [September 8, 1974] Now, therefore, I, gerald R. ford, president of the United States, pursuant tothe pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, http://www.watergate.info/ford/pardon.shtml

watergate .info About Notoriety ... Contact Thursday September 22, 2005 33 users online Print HOME Overview Historical Context ... Web Links President Ford's Pardon of Richard Nixon September 8, 1974 Listen to Ford read the Pardon Full Text of the Pardon Proclamation Note: The proclamation granted Nixon a pardon for all offenses from January 20, 1969, the day he was first inaugurated as president. In reading the proclamation on national television, Ford inadvertently said 'July 20'. The text of the proclamation takes precedence. Ladies and gentlemen: I have come to a decision which I felt I should tell you and all of my fellow American citizens, as soon as I was certain in my own mind and in my own conscience that it is the right thing to do. I have learned already in this office that the difficult decisions always come to this desk. I must admit that many of them do not look at all the same as the hypothetical questions that I have answered freely and perhaps too fast on previous occasions. My customary policy is to try and get all the facts and to consider the opinions of my countrymen and to take counsel with my most valued friends. But these seldom agree, and in the end, the decision is mine. To procrastinate, to agonize, and to wait for a more favorable turn of events that may never come or more compelling external pressures that may as well be wrong as right, is itself a decision of sorts and a weak and potentially dangerous course for a President to follow. I have promised to uphold the Constitution, to do what is right as God gives me to see the right, and to do the very best that I can for America.

99. President Gerald Ford Baseball Game Attendance Log president gerald ford has attended baseball games while holding the office of Soonto-be president of the United States gerald ford personally witnessed http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_cgf.shtml

Baseball Almanac: Where What Happened Yesterday is Being Preserved Today Advertising Downloads Feedback Newsletter ... Year In Review Google Baseball Almanac "The gals (AAGPBL) played hard and skillfully and put on a good show." - Gerald Ford G erald Ford served in the United States Navy during World War II then went home and began practicing law. Grand Rapids, Michigan had their own All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team called the Chicks and Gerald Ford was a regular fan. President Gerald Ford Baseball Games Attended While In Office Date / Box Location Score Notes Arlington, TX Rangers 2 Threw out 1 st two-pitches then left missing eleven-inning pitcher duel. Twins 1 Philadelphia, PA N.L. 7 1976 All-Star Game . Threw righty to Johnny Bench then lefty to Carlton Fisk A.L. 1 President Gerald Ford Baseball Games Attendence Log Fast Facts Gerald Ford took his future-wife Betty on dates to All-American Girls Professional Baseball League games in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Did you know that in December 1974, President Gerald Ford signed a bill allowing girls to play in the Little League? Soon-to-be President of the United States Gerald Ford personally witnessed Hank Aaron hit career home run number 714 on April 4, 1974

100. US Presidents Click a birth or death date to see us president quotes and pix. ford, GeraldRudolph, us president (38), VP (40), 07/14/1913 http://www.born-today.com/Today/pres.htm

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