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gerald ford was born
gerald ford was born in Omaha NE -
mom married
Fords mother married Gerald Rudolff Ford a salesman in a family owned paint and varnish company wo later became president of the firm her mother Dorthy soon called him Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr although he was not legally adopted he changed his name on 1935 and also used a more conventional spelling on his middle name -
grauated
he hgraduated from the univeristy of Michigan where he was a football schlarship -
graduated
her graduated from Yale Law school at top third of his class he also worked as football coach -
entered the navy
gerald entered the navy -
relesed from active duty
- He was released from active duty under honorable conditions on February 23 and on June 28, the Secretary of the Navy accepted Ford's resignation from the Naval Reserve.
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elected
He was elected to Congress in 1948 and that became the first of his thirteen terms in the House. He was assigned to the influential Appropriations Committee and became the ranking Republican on the subcommittee on Defense Department appropriations. -
MARRIGE
- Ford married Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Bloomer. They had four children, Michael Gerald, John Gardner, Steven Meigs, and Susan Elizabeth.
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elected once again
He was elected Chairman of the House Republican Conference and was a member of the Warren Commission until 1964. -
nixon nominated ford
Nixon nominated Ford to fill the vice presidency left vacant by Agnew's resignation on the 12th of October. He criticized Nixon's stubborn court battle against releasing tape recordings of Watergate-related conversations for use as evidence. -
watergate scandel
The Watergate Scandal led to Nixon's resignation on August 9. Ford was sworn to office and became the 38th President without winning the national election. He was in office, 1974-77. -
DEATH
Ford died on 26th of December at the age 93. -
distinguished eagle scout award
- Ford received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in May 1970 and Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America. He is the only US president who was an Eagle Scout.