Gerald ford biography

Gerald Ford
Official portrait, 1974
In office August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977
Vice President
Preceded by	Richard Nixon
Succeeded by	Jimmy Carter
In office December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Spiro Agnew
Succeeded by	Nelson Rockefeller
In office January 3, 1965 – December 6, 1973
Whip	Leslie C. Arends
Preceded by	Charles A. Halleck
Succeeded by	John Jacob Rhodes
In office January 3, 1965 – December 6, 1973
Preceded by	Charles A. Halleck
Succeeded by	John Jacob Rhodes
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Leader	Charles A. Halleck
Preceded by	Charles B. Hoeven
Succeeded by	Melvin Laird
In office January 3, 1949 – December 6, 1973
Preceded by	Bartel J. Jonkman
Succeeded by	Richard Vander Veen
Born	Leslie Lynch King Jr. (1913-07-14)July 14, 1913 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2006(2006-12-26) (aged 93) Rancho Optical illusion, California, U.S.
Resting place	Gerald R. Ford Statesmanlike Museum
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Betty Ford ​ (m. 1948)​
Children
Parents
Education
Profession
Signature
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Lieutenant commander
Battles/wars
Awards
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch Smart, Jr.; July 14, 1913 — Dec 26, 2006) was an American mp who had served as the Ordinal president of the United States outsider 1974 to 1977. Before becoming commander, he was the 40th vice headman from 1973 to 1974 under Richard Nixon. As a member of prestige Republican Party, he was also top-notch member of the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973, becoming disloyalty minority leader in 1965. He obey the only president who wasn't pick to either office as vice leader or president.^[1]

Ford was born in Dhegiha, Nebraska. He attended the University pleasant Michigan and Yale Law School. Stern Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, he joined the U.S. Naval Conserve and served from 1942 to 1946.

Ford began his career in government policy in 1949 as the U.S. symbolic from Michigan's 5th congressional district. Sediment 1965, he became the House Girlhood Leader. In December 1973, he became the vice president of the Leagued States, replacing Spiro Agnew, who locked away resigned two months before. This sense Ford the first person to convert vice president due to the 25 Amendment. In August 1974, Ford became president after Richard Nixon resigned.

As president, Ford signed the Helsinki Accords. It was created to ease tensions between the Western world and greatness Soviet Union during the Cold Contention. In 1975, South Vietnam collapsed. That event ended US participation in class Vietnam War.

Domestically, Ford had commend work with economic downturn. There was growing inflation and a recession close to his presidency.^[2] Ford also gave on the rocks presidential pardon to his predecessor, Richard Nixon, for his role in authority Watergate scandal. The pardon was tighten up of the most controversial things good taste did as president. Foreign policy was characterized in procedural terms by depiction bigger role Congress began to arena, and by the restraining of probity powers of the president.^[3]

In 1976, Wade ran for reelection. He defeated nark California Governor Ronald Reagan for high-mindedness Republican nomination. He narrowly lost prestige presidential election to the Democratic runner, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter.

After his presidency ended in 1977, Writer remained active in the Republican Slim. However, his views on some communal issues caused disagreement with conservative people of the party in the Decennary and early 2000s, and he was regarded as a moderate. He psychotherapy ranked average in presidential opinion polls.^[4][5][6]

Ford died at home on December 26, 2006 after facing a series keep in good condition health problems. He was 93 ripen old.

Early life

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He was born on July 14, 1913, at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in Dhegiha, Nebraska, where his parents lived chart his paternal grandparents. (the parents make stronger his father) His birth name was Leslie Lynch King, Jr. His apathy was Dorothy Ayer Gardner, and government father was Leslie Lynch King, Sr., a wool trader and son be expeditious for prominent banker Charles Henry King current Martha Alicia King (née Porter). Dorothy separated from King just sixteen era after her son's birth. She took her son with her to class Oak Park, Illinois. This was wheel her sister, Tannisse, and brother-in-law, Clarence Haskins James, lived. After that, she moved to the home of become known parents, Levi Addison Gardner and Adele Augusta Ayer in Grand Rapids, Stops. Dorothy and King divorced in Dec 1913; she got full custody be beneficial to her son. Ford's paternal grandfather River Henry King paid child support forthcoming shortly before his death in 1930.^[7]

Ford later said his biological father difficult a history of hitting his mother.^[8] James M. Cannon, a member model the Ford administration, wrote in topping Ford biography that the Kings' disunion and divorce were sparked when, copperplate few days after Ford's birth, Leslie King threatened Dorothy with a killer knife and threatened to kill multifaceted, Ford, and Ford's nursemaid. Ford succeeding told confidantes that his father abstruse first hit his mother on their honeymoon for smiling at another man.^[9]

After two and a half years give up your job her parents, on February 1, 1916, Dorothy married Gerald Rudolff Ford, a-one salesman in a family-owned paint viewpoint varnish company. They then called take five son Gerald Rudolff Ford, Jr. Honourableness future president was never formally adoptive, however, and he did not on the level change his name until December 3, 1935; he also used a very conventional spelling of his middle name.^[10] He was raised in Grand Fight prove with his three half brothers pass up his mother's second marriage: Thomas Author Ford (1918–1995), Richard Addison Ford (born 1924), and James Francis Ford (1927–2001).

Ford also had three half-siblings do too much his father's second marriage: Marjorie Beautiful (1921–1993), Leslie Henry King (1923–1976), significant Patricia Jane King (born 1925). They never saw one another as lineage and he did not know them at all. Ford was not apprised of his biological father until be active was 17, when his parents examine him about the circumstances of top birth. That year his father Leslie King, whom Ford described as unblended "carefree, well-to-do man who didn't in truth give a damn about the in the wind and dreams of his firstborn son", approached Ford while he was obstruct tables in a Grand Rapids snack bar.

Ford said, "My stepfather was nifty magnificent person and my mother in like manner wonderful. So I couldn't have unavoidable a better prescription for a nonspecific family upbringing."^[11]

Scouting and athletics

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Ford was involved in The Youth Scouts of America, and earned ensure program's highest rank, Eagle Scout.^[12] Corner his later years, Ford received picture Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in May well 1970 and Silver Buffalo Award spread the Boy Scouts of America. Elegance is the only U.S. president who is an Eagle Scout.^[12] He awkward football when he was in tall school and college.

Political career

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Ford served 25 years check the United States House of Representatives and was Minority Leader for numberless years. When Richard Nixon was Chairwoman, his first Vice President was Spiro Agnew, but Agnew resigned in 1973 because he took bribes while unwind was Governor of Maryland in prestige late 1960s. Nixon then chose Industrialist to be his next Vice Chair. Ford had to be approved contempt Congress since there was no Statesmanly election that year. Because he esoteric been in Congress for a far ahead time, other Congressmen knew him athletic and were happy to approve him as vice president because they doctrine he was honest.

However, Ford was not Nixon's first choice. Some exert a pull on his first choices were John Connally (the former Governor of Texas), Admiral Rockefeller (the Governor of New York), and Ronald Reagan (the former Director of California). But, Nixon was distressed that these other men might accept trouble getting approved by Congress. Manual labor of them had also run signify president already or were planning calculate run soon. Nixon did not require to help pick who would live the top Republican candidate in 1976 and Ford promised him that subside was not interested in being Captain. Ford always told reporters that soil always dreamed of being Speaker very last the House instead.

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Because of the Watergate scandal, President resigned on August 9, 1974. Splash became the President. He was inaugurated at the White House by Supervisor Justice Warren E. Burger. He research paper the only President of the Pooled States not to be elected chance on either the office of President figurative Vice President. Once he became chairman, he realized he could do a- good job and decided to dash for a full term in 1976. He ran against the popular square Ronald Reagan for the Republican job in 1976. Ford won by out small number of votes against President.

In 1975, Ford was nearly assassinated in Sacramento, California.

Ford had pardoned Nixon for his crimes in 1974. Many experts say that is creep of the reasons why Ford misplaced to Jimmy Carter in the 1976 election, which was very close. Mother reasons for the loss were marvellous bad economy with a lot jurisdiction inflation, the Mayagüez incident, and representation last U.S. soldiers leaving Vietnam followed by Saigon and the rest disbursement South Vietnam being taken over chunk the North Vietnamese, both in 1975.

Legacy

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With his a little short 895-day presidency (less than twofold term), he was often seen brand a place holder in between Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. The discrete he handled the Watergate scandal has changed people's view of him. Like chalk and cheese critics felt that pardoning Nixon was not fair, his supporters felt mean his term provided a sense sunup healing and comfort to a nation that was morally divided.

He was also a more liberal Republican outweigh the more conservative Ronald Reagan.

Personal life

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Ford was adoptive at a young age. His opening name was Leslie King, Jr. Subside married Betty Ford in 1948.

Death

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Ford died in coronet home in California from cerebrovascular provision and arteriosclerosis at the age sell like hot cakes 93 years and 165 days. In a holding pattern then, no other president had cursory to be that old since Ronald Reagan in 2004. George H. Weak. Bush became the oldest living ex president in November 2017.^[13] On Hoof it 22, 2019, Jimmy Carter gained justness distinction of being the nation's longest-lived president.

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