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Did You Know?
He was an assistant football coach at Yale, played football at the University of Michigan and turned down offers to play for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
He is the only president not to have been elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.
He issued Richard Nixon a presidential pardon in 1974.
He declared amnesty to Vietnam War resisters.
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Gerald R. Ford
(July 14, 1913 - December 26, 2006)
Life Facts
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Personal:
First Lady: Elizabeth Anne Ford, Wife
Wife's Maiden Name: Elizabeth Anne Bloomer
Number of Children: 4
Education Level: Graduate
School Attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Yale University
Religion: Episcopalian
Profession: Military, Lawyer
Military Service: Lieutenant Commander
Public Service:
Dates of Presidency: 8/9/1974 - 1/20/1977
Presidency Number: 38
Number of Terms: 1
Why Presidency Ended: Defeated
Party: Republican
His Vice President(s): Nelson Rockefeller
Vice President For: Richard M. Nixon (1973-1974)
House of Representatives: Michigan (1949-1973)
Other Offices: House Minority Leader
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
President Ford's Birthsite Gardens
Gravesite: Gerald R. Ford Museum
Library: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
Related Links
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Papers: Gerald R. Ford Library - Ann Arbor, MI, 734-741-2218
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Programming includes:
Gerald R. Ford Life Portrait: From Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum - Grand Rapids, MI
Guests included: James Cannon, author, Time and Chance: Gerald Fords Appointment with History; and Richard Norton Smith, director, Gerald Ford Museum Watch | Order Videotape
Ford's 1974 swearing-in ceremony Watch
Ford's first news conference (1974) Watch
1992 C-SPAN interview with Ford Watch
Ford's first address to Congress (1974) Watch
Ford's 1974 pardon of Nixon Watch
Paul Laxalt and Ron Nessen on 1976 GOP convention Watch
Ford's 1976 acceptance speech (GOP convention) Watch
1976 campaign ad, "Feeling Good About America" Watch
Ford - Carter presidential debate Watch
Ford's 1976 concession remarks Watch
Betty Ford on White House years Watch
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