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When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974 as our 38th President, he declared, “I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances…This is an hour of history that ...
Everett Raymond Kinstler’s portrait of Gerald R. Ford, commissioned by the White House Historical Association, was unveiled May 24, 1978. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the nation’s only unelected president and vice president, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 14, 1913, the year his parents, Leslie and Dorothy King, divorced.
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States (1974–1977), and his wife Betty Ford. It is located near the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ford's presidential museum is the only such facility under the auspices ...
On September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of the Manson Family cult, attempted to assassinate United States president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. Fromme, who was standing a little more than an arm's length from Ford, pointed a M1911 pistol at him in the public grounds of the California State Capitol building and ...
Jul 12, 2013 · Updated: September 28, 2023 | Original: July 12, 2013. 1. His birth name wasn’t Gerald R. Ford. Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents ...
Gerald Ford's 1976 presidential campaign was an unsuccessful election campaign for the 1976 United States presidential election by incumbent president Gerald Ford and vice presidential candidate Bob Dole, Ford launched his presidential bid on July 8, 1975 and official on August 19, 1976 after defeated former California governor Ronald Reagan. [1]
Gerald Ford er den amerikanske præsident, der har nedlagt flest vetoer siden Franklin Pierce i 1850. Den 12. november 2006 opnåede Ford at blive den hidtil længst levende amerikanske præsident, [2] en titel nulevende Jimmy Carter (født 1924) har. Derpå følger Ronald Reagan og John Adams.
