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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
C-SPAN in the Classroom
Papers: Gerald R. Ford Library - Ann Arbor, MI, 734-741-2218
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Presidents Programs from
C-SPAN's Archives
� 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 Ford�s 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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