Gerald Ford
37th President
(1974-1977)
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Birth:
July 14, 1913 at Omaha, Nebraska as Leslie Lynch King Jr., later taking the name Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.
Death:
December 26, 2006 at Rancho Mirage, California
The Life of President Gerald Ford
Birthplace and Gravesite
Photographs of Ford Birthplace — Omaha, Nebraska
Photographs of Ford Gravesite — Grand Rapids, Michigan
First Lady & Family
Betty Ford Biography from the White House
Pictures of Betty Ford from the Library of Congress
Betty Ford obituary
Genealogy
Ancestry of Gerald Ford
Ford Polish Ancestry
Biographies
White House Biography
Biography from Biography.com
Biography from University of Gronigen
Biography from the U.S. Senate
Congressional biography
Obituary from the Washington Post
Pictures & Portraits
Pictures from the Library of Congress
Photographs from the Ford Library and Museum
Gerald Ford's life in photos
Gerald Ford's Presidency
Cabinet & Staff
List by infoplease.com
Henry Kissinger - Secretary of State
Donald Rumsfeld - Secretary of Defense
Dick Cheney - Chief of Staff
Speeches, Papers & Historical Documents
State of the Union speeches, and other documents from the University of Groningen
Key Speeches including speech upon taking Oath of Office
Speeches from Presidential Rhetoric
Documents from The American Presidency Project
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Resource Guide from the Library of Congress
Announcement of Pardon of Richard Nixon
Pardon of Richard Nixon
Vice President
Nelson Rockefeller biography
Events During Ford's Administration & Lifetime
Outline of events during Ford's administration
Ford's Naval service
Congressional Career
Appointment as Vice President
Watergate
Pardon of Richard Nixon
Fall of Saigon
Assassination Attempts
Helsinki Final Act (Accords)
Vladivostok Summit
Mayaguez incident
WIN program
Election Results & Presidential Campaigns
Year
Opponent
Results
1976
Jimmy Carter (Democrat)
Carter 297, Ford 240
, (
Ronald Reagan
received 1 vote for President)
1976 Debates
Ford's 1976 Debate reference to a "Free Poland"
1976 Campaign & Election History
Further Information about Gerald Ford
National Historic Sites, State Historic Sites, Landmarks, Memorials & Places to Visit
Gerald R. Ford Birthplace - Omaha, Nebraska
Gerald R. Ford Museum - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Gerald R. Ford Library - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ford Statue - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ford Boy Scout Statue - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Gerald Ford Gravesite — Grand Rapids, Michigan
Gerald R. Ford Exhibit at the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center - Omaha, Nebraska
Ford Statue - Rapid City, South Dakota
Gerald R. Ford Monument and Amphitheater - Vail, Colorado
Miscellaneous
Gerald Ford Presidential Foundation
How the Nixon Pardon Strained a Presidential Friendship article
Article about Mayaguez Incident
Paper about Vladivostok Summit
Was President Gerald Ford Really a Klutz? article
Ford's Golf Swing
Ford's Modeling
Quotes
Books & Other Media
Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life
Gerald R. Ford
The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
31 Days: Gerald Ford, the Nixon Pardon and A Government in Crisis
Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History
Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford: A Bibliography
The Ford White House: A Miller Center Conference
Write It When I'm Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald R. Ford
Memories of the Ford Administration: A Novel
Trivia
Gerald Ford trivia
Gerald Ford fast facts
10 facts about Gerald Ford
Foreign travels