“Jerry”
Presidential Basics
- Full name: Gerald Rudolph Ford (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.)
- Years in office: 1974–1977
- Political party: Republican
- Vice president: Nelson Rockefeller
- Age at inauguration: 61
- Nicknames: “Jerry”
Random Trivia
- Never elected: Gerald Ford is our only president to never be elected either president or vice president.
Birth & Death
- Birthday: July 14, 1913
- Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska
- Death: December 26, 2006
- Place of death: Rancho Mirage, California
- Place of burial: Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Last words: Unknown
Family
- Father: Leslie Lynch King (1886–1941); Wool merchant
- Stepfather: Gerald Rudolph Ford (1890–1962); President of Ford Paint and Varnish, Co.
- Mother: Dorothy Ayer Gardner King Ford (1892–1967)
- Wife: Elizabeth (Betty) Bloomer Warren (1918 – 2011)
- Marriage: October 15, 1948 in Michigan
- Kids: Four
- Michael Gerald (1950–)
- John Gardner (1952–)
- Steven Meigs (1956–)
- Susan Elizabeth (1957–)
- Home: Rancho Mirage, California
Other Facts
- Height: 6’
- Eye color: Blue
- Ancestry: English
- Religion: Episcopalian
- Born in a log cabin: No
- Owned enslaved people: No
- Freemason: Yes
Education
- College degree: Yes
- College: University of Michigan (1935); Yale Law School (1941)
Career
- Military Service: Yes
- Lawyer: Yes
- Assistant football coach, Yale University (1935–1941)
- Lawyer (1941–)
- Lieutenant Commander in U.S. Navy: World War II (1942–1945)
- Member of U.S. House of Representatives (1949–1973)
- House Minority Leader (1965–1973)
- Vice President: Nixon administration (1973–1974)
- President (1974–1977)
- Public Speaker
- Writer
Writings
- A Time to Heal
Election
- Gerald Ford was never elected president.
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