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Gerald Rudolph Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford 1913-2006, 38th president of the United States (1974-77), b. Omaha, Nebr. He was originally named Leslie Lynch King, Jr., but his parents were divorced when he was two, and when his mother remarried he assumed the name of his stepfather. Admitted to the Michigan bar in 1941, he... Read more
Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger
Henry Alfred Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger (born 1923) was secretary of state during the second Nixon administration and the Ford administration, chief of the National Security Council (1969-1973), professor at Harvard University (1952-1969), and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (with Le Duc... Read more
Leon Jaworski Leon Jaworski
JAWORSKI, LEON Leon Jaworski, like richard m. nixon, came from a poor, deeply religious background. In the watergate scandal, Jaworski's rise to national prominence almost seemed to parallel Nixon's descent. Watergate is the name given to the scandal that began with the bungled burglary in June... Read more
San Clemente San Clemente
San Clemente , city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. There is diverse light manufacturing. San Clemente is a popular vacation spot, with several missions, state... Read more
Henry Alfred Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger
Henry Alfred Kissinger , 1923-, American political scientist and U.S. secretary of state (1973-77), b. Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1938. A leading expert on international relations and nuclear defense policy, Kissinger taught (1957-69) at Harvard and served as a consultant to... Read more
Watergate affair Watergate affair
Watergate affair in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon ; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, D.C. The Watergate Break-in On June 17, 1972,... Read more
Paris Peace Agreement Paris Peace Agreement
Paris Peace Agreement (1973).The “Agreement on Ending War and Restoring Peace to Vietnam,” signed in Paris, 27 January 1973, concluded America's direct military participation in the Vietnam War. Following a decade of conflict and abortive negotiations, only in October 1972 did North... Read more
Edward Hirsch Levi Edward Hirsch Levi
LEVI, EDWARD HIRSCH Edward Hirsch Levi served as U.S. attorney general from 1975 to 1976. A prominent and respected lawyer, scholar, and teacher, Levi became attorney general following the watergate scandals and the resignation of President richard m. nixon. Levi helped to restore respect and... Read more
Renata Adler Renata Adler
Renata Adler American writer Renata Adler (born 1938) began her career at the venerable New Yorker in 1962, and kept a berth there for nearly 40 years. She also spent time as the chief movie critic for the New York Times, worked on the impeachment inquiry of former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon,... Read more
George Herbert Walker Bush George Herbert Walker Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush 1924-, 41st President of the United States (1989-93), b. Milton, Mass., B.A., Yale Univ., 1948. Career in Business and Government His father, Prescott Bush, was a successful investment banker and a Republican Senator (1953-63) from Connecticut. After graduating from... Read more

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US president Ford dies, 93; POLITICS: America's only unelected leader passes...
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England) ...Reporter GERALD Ford, who picked...of Richard Nixon's scandal...unelected president in America...the age of 93. "My family...news that Gerald Ford, our...passed away at 93 years of age," ...
US president Ford dies, 93 POLITICS: America's only unelected leader passes away
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) GERALD Ford, who picked...of Richard Nixon's scandal...unelected president in America...the age of 93. "My family...news that Gerald Ford, our...passed away at 93 years of age," ...

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