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Gerald Rudolph Ford

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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 was a member (1949-73) of the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served as the Republican minority leader (1965-73). Ford gained a reputation as a loyal Republican who supported his party on virtually all issues. A consistent proponent of a large defense budget, he led the Republican opposition... Read more
Ford, Gerald Rudolph
Ford, Gerald Rudolph (1913?–) 38th president...Jr., in Omaha, Nebraska, Ford was raised in Michigan and...name of his adoptive father. Ford served in the South Pacific...resignation of Spiro T. Agnew, Ford was named vice president by... Read more
Ford, Gerald Rudolph
Ford, Gerald Rudolph (b. 14 July 1913). 38th US...investigation , appointed the affable Ford as his Vice-President. When...resigned ten months later, Ford became the first unelected...unpopular, and implicated Ford in the traumas of Watergate... Read more

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