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Gerald R. Ford Exhibit Learn about the only us president born in the state of Nebraska. Location GeraldR. ford Conservation Center 1326 South 32nd St Omaha, Nebraska 681052044. http://www.nebraskahistory.org/conserve/exhibit.htm
Extractions: Admission fees are waived for NSHS members The Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center houses a small exhibit that explores the birth and political history of the thirty-eighth president of the United States. On July 14, 1913, Gerald R. Ford, the only Nebraska native to become president of the United States, was born in the King mansion, which then stood at the corner of thirty-second street and Woolworth Avenue. In 1974 Omaha businessman James M. Paxson purchased the Ford birthsite and developed it as a park. Paxson's philanthropic efforts continued with the purchase of adjoining properties where the Ford Conservation Center was constructed. Gerald R. Ford lived in Omaha for only sixteen days after he was born to Leslie King, Sr. and Dorothy Gardner, in July of 1913. The marriage between his parents lasted only sixteen months. His mother fled the unsuccessful marriage and returned to her family home in Michigan. In December of 1913 she obtained a divorce, and her son's ties to the King familyand to Nebraskawere severed. She remarried and her second husband adopted her small son as Gerald Rudoph Ford, Jr. The exhibit on President Ford's life reestablishes those ties to the state where he was born. The displays of historical artifacts, photographs, video material, and memorabilia trace the highlights of his illustrious career:
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Extractions: Gerald Rudolph Ford , the 38th President of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. After his parents' divorce and his mother's 1916 marriage to businessman Gerald R. Ford, he became known as Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Jerry Ford graduated from Grand Rapids (Michigan) South High School in 1931 as an honor student and star performer in football and basketball. He was also active in scouting, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout in 1927. He earned spending money by working in the family paint business and at a local restaurant. He continued both his education and athletics at The University of Michigan where he played center on the Wolverine football team and was selected most valuable player by his teammates during his senior year. He received offers from two professional football teams, the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers, but chose instead to take a position as boxing coach and assistant varsity football coach at Yale University during law school. He received his law degree from Yale in 1941, graduating in the top third of his class. During World War II, Ford served in the Pacific as an operations officer aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Monterey. After the war, he returned to law practice in Grand Rapids, where his father was county Republican chairman. In 1948 he married Elizabeth Bloomer Warren, a fashion coordinator for a Grand Rapids department store. They would have four children: Michael Gerald, John Gardner, Steven Meigs, and Susan Elizabeth.
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Extractions: Vital Statistics Gerald Rudolph Ford 38th President Born: July 14, 1913 Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Political Party: Republican Vice President: Nelson A. Rockefeller First Lady: Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Bloomer Warren Children: Michael, John, Steven, Susan Nickname: Mr. Nice Guy Fast Fact: His daughter Susan held her senior prom in the White House. Important Events During Presidency Assumes presidency after Richard Nixon becomes the first chief executive ever to resign from office (1974). Agrees to limited clemency for Vietnam draft evaders and deserters (1974). Grants complete pardon to Nixon; becomes first sitting president to testify before a Congressional committee when called to explain his action (1974). Federal campaign-finance law passes which limits contributions (1974). Final Americans evacuated from South Vietnam as Saigon is captured by North Vietnamese and war ends.
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Extractions: Leading up to the TIME is asking a select group to tell us whom they would pick for person of the century. Click on their names at right to see more nominations. NOMINEE: Anwar Sadat NOMINATED BY: Gerald Ford, former President of the U.S. Anwar Sadat, Egypt's assassinated President, stands as a towering rebuke to anyone who questions whether a visionary leader can change history through the force of his own courage and character. Notwithstanding the huge risks involved, Sadat was dedicated to what he called the "sacred mission" of achieving peace in the Middle East. And by embracing his former enemies during his historic visit to Israel, this courageous Arab head of state transformed the course of events in the region and around the world. Like Gandhi, Sadat taught us that it is possible for human beings to put ideals above self-interest. Also, tragically, like the father of modern India, Sadat died for the cause that he ennobled. Gerald R. Ford
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Extractions: Omaha, Nebraska Occupation: Lawyer, Public Official Married Elizabeth "Betty" Bloomer Warren Early Years: Ford went to grade school and South High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was a star football player in high school and an Eagle Scout. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he turned down offers to play professional football and later received his law degree from Yale Law School. His Presidency: Ford succeeded Richard Nixon after he resigned. He granted Nixon a pardon regarding Watergate and gave conditional amnesty to Vietnam war resisters. He fought inflation with a tax cut and reduction of federal spending. Ford was not elected to another term, but served as a consultant in Reagan's administration. His Life: When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."
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Extractions: Which US Congressman had a dead aide found in his office? ... War Correspondent -ZELDA MORGAN Republican Presidential quotes from Richard M. Nixon to George W. Bush Gerald R. Ford 38th President 1974-1977 Here are some interesting and insightful quotes from Gerald Ford: Things are more like today than they have ever been before. During the Carter-Ford debates, Ford committed a gaffe when he declared that "Eastern Europe was free." "I watch a lot of baseball on the radio." "There are no historic or legal precedents to which I can turn in this matter, none that precisely fit the circumstances of a private citizen who has resigned the presidency of the United States. . . . Many months and perhaps more years will have to pass before Richard Nixon could hope to obtain a fair trial by jury . . . But it is not the ultimate fate of Richard Nixon that most concerns me . . . but the immediate future of this great country . . . . Now, therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, president of the United States . . . have granted and do grant a full, free and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he . . . has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974." "I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers."
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Extractions: HUTCHINSON ENCYCLOPEDIA Ford, Gerald R(udolph) 38th president of the USA 197477, a Republican. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948, was nominated to the vice-presidency by Richard Nixon in 1973 on the resignation of Spiro Agnew, and became president in 1974, when Nixon was forced to resign following the Watergate scandal. He granted Nixon a full pardon in September 1974. Ford was appointed vice-president in December 1973, at a time when Nixon's re-election campaign was already being investigated for dirty tricks, and became president the following August. Ford's visit to Vladivostok in 1974 resulted in agreement with the USSR on strategic arms limitation. He survived two assassination attempts in September 1975. He was defeated by Jimmy Carter in the 1976 election by a narrow margin. He is the only US president never to have been elected as vice-president or president. In August 1999 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Extractions: Gerald Ford (1913- ) Occupations: Upon admission to the bar in 1941, Ford entered into a law partnership with Philip A. Buchen in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He remained in this partnership until U.S. entry into World War II. He served in the navy from April 1942 to February 1946, rising from ensign to lieutenant commander and attaining 10 battle stars. After the war he joined the law firm of Butterfield, Keeney, and Amberg in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ford was the first vice president appointed under provision of the Twenty-fifth amendment, following Vice President Agnew's resignation in October 1973. Vice President Ford defended President Nixon against charges of personal involvement in the Watergate cover-up. At 12:03pm, August 9, 1974, minutes after President Nixon resigned, Ford was sworn in as president by Chief Justice Warren Burger.
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Extractions: FORD, Gerald R(udolph) In 1948 Ford was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. During his tenure there (until 1973), he was a strict conservative, opposing federal aid to education and housing, increases in the minimum wage, Medicare, the Office of Economic Opportunity, and antipollution bills. In 1970 he led an unsuccessful attempt to impeach the liberal Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. Ford favored increasing the defense budget, and he usually voted for civil rights legislation. In 1965 he was elected minority leader of the House of Representatives. The Presidency. top Following the resignation of Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew in 1973, Ford was chosen as his successor by President Richard M. Nixon . During his nine months as vice-president, Ford staunchly defended Nixon, who was accused of misconduct in the Watergate affair. When Nixon resigned under threat of impeachment on Aug. 9, 1974, Ford was sworn in as the new president. One of his first and most controversial acts was to pardon Nixon for all federal crimes he might have committed in office.
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Extractions: HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES Former President Gerald Ford To Be Among IOP Fellows Institute of Politics to welcome 1999 spring fellows, including a former governor, U.S. senator, and others The 38th president of the United States, the former governor of South Carolina, a former U.S. senator from Arkansas, the current associate deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice, and a former attorney general for Minnesota are among the fellows joining the Institute of Politics (IOP) as spring 1999 fellows. In residence for the spring term will be: Gerald Ford , Heffernan Visiting Fellow, 38th president of the United States; Barbara Barrett David Beasley , governor of South Carolina from 1995 to 1998; Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey III , attorney general of Minnesota from 1983 to 1998 and the DemocraticFarmer Labor candidate for governor of Minnesota in 1998; David Pryor , U.S. senator from Arkansas from 1979 to 1996; Jonathan Schwartz , current associate deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice;
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Extractions: August 9, 2000 (8) Ford, Kissinger at ceremony for Ford School of Public Policy ANN ARBOR-Former President Gerald R. Ford and former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger will speak at the official naming ceremony of the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at 11 a.m. Sept. 12 at Hill Auditorium. The U-M Board of Regents approved the name change last fall. Campus map , Hill Auditorium in left center] The ceremony is open to the public and will feature a keynote address by Kissinger and remarks by Ford. Michigan Gov. John M. Engler , U-M President Lee C. Bollinger , U-M Provost Nancy E. Cantor , Ford School Dean Rebecca M. Blank , U-M Regent Rebecca McGowan and recent U-M graduate Omorotimi T. Lewis also are scheduled to speak at the event. Blank says that the name change is important for the School, which is working to expand its current programs and raise its visibility. "It helps us honor Gerald Ford and affirm our commitment to training students who are as committed to public service as he has been," she says. "It also raises the visibility of our School by associating it with one of the University's most prominent alumni and one of the state's most effective politicians." Ford, a 1935 U-M graduate in economics and political science, served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. In December 1973, President Richard Nixon appointed Ford to the vice presidency following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. Ford then became president when Nixon resigned in August 1974.
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Extractions: Address by President Gerald R. Ford, May 23, 2001 Introductory Remarks by Senator Trent Lott My colleagues, and our special guests, today we are delighted to have you all here for the our latest edition of the Leader's Lecture Series. We were delayed just a moment because I actually had prepared remarks and they were not here. I did not want to wing this one. Our guest today is someone we certainly all know and love and value so much. Senator Daschle and I were just visiting with him. Looking at his itinerary for just this week, he has been in Boston and New York and Washington; he is going to Palm Springs and Albuquerque. We were concerned he was thinking about another national campaign with a schedule such as that. (Laughter.) But it has been quite a week for our good friend, former President Gerald R. Ford. He received the very distinguished Profiles in Courage Award. Senator Kennedy and I spoke of that. (Applause.) Tonight he will give us some thoughts on his service in the Congress. Then he will go and attend his granddaughter's graduation. What a week. We are honored he would give us this time with him so we could benefit from his thoughts. I have so many memories of Gerald Ford. I hardly know where to begin.
