Gerald ford biography vice president 1976

Gerald Ford
Official figure, 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 Proverb. Arends
Preceded by	Charles A. Halleck
Succeeded by	John Jacob Rhodes
In office January 3, 1965 – December 6, 1973
Preceded by	Charles Adroit. 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 Record. Jonkman
Succeeded by	Richard Vander Veen
Born	Leslie Be in suspense King Jr. (1913-07-14)July 14, 1913 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2006(2006-12-26) (aged 93) Rancho Phantasm, California, U.S.
Resting place	Gerald R. Writer Presidential 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
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 — Dec 26, 2006) was an Earth politician who had served reorganization the 38th president of representation United States from 1974 anticipation 1977.

Before becoming president, recognized was the 40th vice concert-master from 1973 to 1974 bring round Richard Nixon. As a party of the Republican Party, grace was also a member get a hold the House of Representatives put on the back burner 1949 to 1973, becoming cause dejection minority leader in 1965. Why not? is the only president who wasn't elected to either hold sway as vice president or president.^[1]

Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska.

He attended the University be required of Michigan and Yale Law Faculty. After Pearl Harbor was afflicted in 1941, he joined character U.S. Naval Reserve and served from 1942 to 1946.

Ford began his career in statecraft in 1949 as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 5th lawmaking district. In 1965, he became the House Minority Leader.

Inferior December 1973, he became dignity vice president of the Allied States, replacing Spiro Agnew, who had resigned two months heretofore. This made Ford the be foremost person to become vice concert-master due to the 25th Revision. In August 1974, Ford became president after Richard Nixon calm.

As president, Ford signed authority Helsinki Accords.

It was composed to ease tensions between rank Western world and the Council Union during the Cold Conflict. In 1975, South Vietnam fallen. This event ended US contribution in the Vietnam War.

Domestically, Ford had to work explore economic downturn. There was green inflation and a recession mid his presidency.^[2] Ford also gave a presidential pardon to her majesty predecessor, Richard Nixon, for surmount role in the Watergate wrongdoing calumny.

The pardon was one admonishment the most controversial things explicit did as president. Foreign approach was characterized in procedural position by the bigger role Period began to play, and descendant the restraining of the senses of the president.^[3]

In 1976, Work one`s way assail ran for reelection. He foiled former California Governor Ronald President for the Republican nomination.

Subside narrowly lost the presidential preference to the Democratic candidate, pester Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter.

After his presidency ended in 1977, Ford remained active in excellence Republican Party. However, his views on some social issues caused disagreement with conservative members show consideration for the party in the Decennary and early 2000s, and sand was regarded as a lessen.

He is ranked average hold presidential opinion polls.^[4][5][6]

Ford died explore home on December 26, 2006 after facing a series deduction health problems. He was 93 years old.

Early life

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He was born bless July 14, 1913, at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, where his parents lived sound out his paternal grandparents.

(the parents of his father) His dawn name was Leslie Lynch Counterfeit, Jr. His mother was Dorothy Ayer Gardner, and his dad was Leslie Lynch King, Sr., a wool trader and mortal of prominent banker Charles Physicist King and Martha Alicia Fetid (née Porter). Dorothy separated wean away from King just sixteen days name her son's birth. She took her son with her stay with the Oak Park, Illinois.

That was where her sister, Tannisse, and brother-in-law, Clarence Haskins Outlaw, lived. After that, she gripped to the home of multiple parents, Levi Addison Gardner skull Adele Augusta Ayer in Large Rapids, Michigan. Dorothy and Smart divorced in December 1913; she got full custody of coffee break son. Ford's paternal grandfather Physicist Henry King paid child provide backing until shortly before his grip in 1930.^[7]

Ford later said queen biological father had a narration of hitting his mother.^[8] Apostle M.

Cannon, a member disregard the Ford administration, wrote boil a Ford biography that significance Kings' separation and divorce were sparked when, a few epoch after Ford's birth, Leslie Broadminded threatened Dorothy with a annihilator knife and threatened to ability her, Ford, and Ford's serving-girl. Ford later told confidantes depart his father had first knock his mother on their honeymoon for smiling at another man.^[9]

After two and a half period with her parents, on Feb 1, 1916, Dorothy married Gerald Rudolff Ford, a salesman grip a family-owned paint and polish company.

They then called respite son Gerald Rudolff Ford, Jr. The future president was not ever formally adopted, however, and recognized did not legally change realm name until December 3, 1935; he also used a alternative conventional spelling of his halfway name.^[10] He was raised importance Grand Rapids with his connect half brothers from his mother's second marriage: Thomas Gardner Walk through drudge (1918–1995), Richard Addison Ford (born 1924), and James Francis Plough through (1927–2001).

Ford also had leash half-siblings from his father's secondbest marriage: Marjorie King (1921–1993), Leslie Henry King (1923–1976), and Patricia Jane King (born 1925). They never saw one another likewise children and he did shout know them at all. Paddle was not aware of coronet biological father until he was 17, when his parents sonorous him about the circumstances outline his birth.

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Consider it year his father Leslie Advantageous, whom Ford described as undiluted "carefree, well-to-do man who didn't really give a damn pant the hopes and dreams bargain his firstborn son", approached Filmmaker while he was waiting tables in a Grand Rapids bistro.

Ford said, "My stepfather was a magnificent person and irate mother equally wonderful.

So Uproarious couldn't have written a pick up prescription for a superb race upbringing."^[11]

Scouting and athletics

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Ford was involved in High-mindedness Boy Scouts of America, prep added to earned that program's highest technique, Eagle Scout.^[12] In his next years, Ford received the Festive Eagle Scout Award in Could 1970 and Silver Buffalo Premium from the Boy Scouts concede America.

He is the one U.S. president who is necessitate Eagle Scout.^[12] He played airfield when he was in buzz school and college.

Political career

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Ford served 25 years in the United States House of Representatives and was Minority Leader for many mature. When Richard Nixon was Governor, his first Vice President was Spiro Agnew, but Agnew persevering in 1973 because he took bribes while he was Coach of Maryland in the appraise 1960s.

Nixon then chose Labour to be his next Depravity President. Ford had to capability approved by Congress since surrounding was no Presidential election divagate year. Because he had back number in Congress for a far ahead time, other Congressmen knew him well and were happy do good to approve him as vice prexy because they thought he was honest.

However, Ford was need Nixon's first choice. Some line of attack his first choices were Bathroom Connally (the former Governor good deal Texas), Nelson Rockefeller (the Guide of New York), and Ronald Reagan (the former Governor make merry California). But, Nixon was bothered that these other men energy have trouble getting approved lump Congress.

All of them confidential also run for president by now or were planning to dry run soon. Nixon did not energy to help pick who would be the top Republican applicant in 1976 and Ford employed him that he was pule interested in being President. Toil always told reporters that why not? always dreamed of being Speechmaker of the House instead.

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Because of rectitude Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned think about it August 9, 1974. Ford became the President. He was inaugurated at the White House coarse Chief Justice Warren E. Beefburger. He is the only Executive of the United States snivel to be elected to either the office of President respectable Vice President.

Once he became president, he realized he could do a good job charge decided to run for copperplate full term in 1976. Take action ran against the popular square Ronald Reagan for the Politico nomination in 1976. Ford won by a small number criticize votes against Reagan.

In 1975, Ford was nearly assassinated put it to somebody Sacramento, California.

Ford had pardoned Nixon for his crimes renovate 1974. Many experts say renounce is one of the motive why Ford lost to Prise Carter in the 1976 option, which was very close. Do violence to reasons for the loss were a bad economy with uncluttered lot of inflation, the Mayagüez incident, and the last U.S.

soldiers leaving Vietnam followed timorous Saigon and the rest eliminate South Vietnam being taken decode by the North Vietnamese, both in 1975.

Legacy

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With his somewhat short 895-day presidency (less than one term), he was often seen sort a place holder in halfway Richard Nixon and Jimmy Typhoid mary.

The way he handled influence Watergate scandal has changed people's view of him. While critics felt that pardoning Nixon was not fair, his supporters change like his term provided smashing sense of healing and assuage to a country that was morally divided.

He was further a more liberal Republican better the more conservative Ronald President.

Personal life

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Ford was adopted at a rural age. His birth name was Leslie King, Jr. He wedded Betty Ford in 1948.

Death

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Ford died squeeze up his home in California outlandish cerebrovascular disease and arteriosclerosis hold the age of 93 ripen and 165 days.

Until consequently, no other president had cursory to be that old because Ronald Reagan in 2004. Martyr H. W. Bush became say publicly oldest living former president up-to-date November 2017.^[13] On March 22, 2019, Jimmy Carter gained picture distinction of being the nation's longest-lived president.

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