Gerald Ford

(1913-2006)

38th President of the United States

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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977. Before his accession to the presidency, Ford served as the 40th vice president of the United States from December 1973 to August 1974. Ford is the only person to have served as both vice president and president without being elected to either office by the Electoral College.

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Born	Leslie Lynch King, Jr. 14 July 1913 Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Died	26 December 2006 (aged 93) Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Zodiac	Cancer
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Betty Ford 1918-2011 First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 · m. 1948 info edit

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Michael Gerald Ford info 1st child with Betty Ford Male b. 14 Mar 1950 Age: 75 1950- American, Relative

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John Gardner Ford info 2nd child with Betty Ford Male b. 16 Mar 1952 Age: 73 1952- American, Relative

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Steven Meigs Ford info 3rd child with Betty Ford Male b. 19 May 1956 Age: 69 1956- American actor

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Susan Elizabeth Ford info 4th child with Betty Ford Female b. 6 Jul 1957 Age: 67 1957- American photographer

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Leslie Lynch King, Sr. · Father · 1884-1941 · Biological father of Gerald Ford edit info

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Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford · Mother · 1892-1967 · Mother of U.S. President Gerald Ford edit info

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Charles Henry King · Grandfather · 1853-1930 · American businessman edit info

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Gerald Rudolff Ford · Stepfather · 1890-1962 · American politician edit info

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Thomas Gardner Ford · Half Brother · 1918-1995 · American politician edit info

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James Callaghan · Friend · 1912-2005 · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 edit info

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Willis Ward · Friend · 1912-1912 · American football player edit info

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Helmut Schmidt · Friend · 1918-2015 · Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982 edit info

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Jimmy Carter · Friend · 1924-2024 · American, Head of State edit info

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing · Friend · 1926-2020 · President of France edit info

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Michael Gerald Ford info

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b. 14 Mar 1950

Age: 75
John Gardner Ford info

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b. 16 Mar 1952

Age: 73
Steven Meigs Ford info

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b. 19 May 1956

Age: 69
Susan Elizabeth Ford info

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b. 6 Jul 1957

Age: 67

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