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  1. The Best Biographies of Gerald Ford

    Best Biography of Gerald Ford: " An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford ". Most Efficient Coverage of Ford: " Gerald R. Ford " by Douglas Brinkley. Follow-up: - " The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford " by John Robert Greene. - " Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s " by Yanek ...

  2. Gerald Ford

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (/ ˈ dʒ ɛr əl d / JERR-əld; [1] 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 1974 to 1977. He previously served as the leader of the Republican Party in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1973, and as the 40th vice president under President Richard ...

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    Gerald Ford was born on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. A star college football player, he served in the Navy during WWII. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1948, Ford represented ...

  4. The best books on the life and presidency of Gerald R. Ford

    There are a number of studies of Ford's presidency, but there are two reasons why I picked Brinkley's. First, his was the first book published following Ford's passing and, consequently, the first full biography of the thirty-eighth president. Second, Gerald R. Ford is part of a series on the presidents published by The New York Times ...

  5. Gerald Ford

    Updated: May 18, 2020 | Original: November 9, 2009. America's 38th president, Gerald Ford (1913-2006) took office on August 9, 1974, following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (1913 ...

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    Gerald Ford (born July 14, 1913, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.—died December 26, 2006, Rancho Mirage, California) was the 38th president of the United States (1974-77), who, as 40th vice president, had succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under the process decreed by the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the ...

  7. The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

    "This book is a page-turner! With a propulsive narrative style grounded in exhaustive research, Smith's biography of Gerald Ford offers surprising insights into our underestimated thirty-eighth president. Rare is the history book that rewrites history. This is one." Kristie Miller, author of Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies

  8. Ford Biography

    Gerald R. Ford (July 14, 1913 - December 26, 2006) EnlargeGerald Rudolph Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents separated two weeks after his birth and divorced later that year. On February 1, 1916, Dorothy King married Gerald

  9. The Unexpected Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

    With his impeachment almost certain, President Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. According to the process of presidential succession, Vice President Gerald R. Ford was immediately sworn in as the 38th President of the United States. In a live, nationally televised speech from the East Room of the White House, Ford stated, "I am acutely aware ...

  10. Ordinary Man, An: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald

    Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Books of 2023 "Richard Norton Smith had brought a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and storytelling verve to the life of a consequential president—Gerald R. Ford. Ford's is a very American life, and Smith has charted its vicissitudes and import with great grace and illuminating perspective.

  11. Gerald Ford Biography

    George W. Bush (2001-2009) As the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford was perhaps the only American President who was never elected to any higher ranking office other than Congress. The former President was born in 1913 at Omaha, Nebraska and was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was initially known as christened Leslie King, Jr.

  12. Gerald Ford: President of the United States, 1974-1977

    Updated on January 22, 2020. Republican Gerald R. Ford became the 38th President of the United States (1974-1977) during a period of turmoil in the White House and mistrust in government. Ford was serving as the Vice President of the U.S. when President Richard M. Nixon resigned from office, placing Ford in the unique position of being the ...

  13. The 5 Best Books on President Gerald Ford

    The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford by John Robert Greene. This is the first comprehensive study of one of our most popular yet most misunderstood presidents. Reaching well beyond the image of Ford as "healer" of a war-torn and scandal-ridden nation, John Robert Greene extends and revises our understanding of Ford's struggles to restore ...

  14. Review of "An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency

    Published earlier this year, Richard Norton Smith's long-anticipated biography of Gerald Ford is a valuable addition to the small collection of serious biographies of the 38th president. Smith is a biographer and historian who has also served as director of the presidential libraries for presidents Hoover, Eisenhower, Reagan and Ford. With 710 pages of text…

  15. A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford

    President Ford is probably one of the most under-rated presidents in the history of the United States. Imagine if you were him when you took office: a terrifying recession (known as the Great Recession in the 1970s) where 500,000+ people were losing their jobs per month (as a percentage of the working population that means that this recession had a higher rate of layoffs than the most recent ...

  16. Gerald Ford Fast Facts

    Here's a look at the life of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States.. Personal Birth date: July 14, 1913 Death date: December 26, 2006 Birth place: Omaha, Nebraska (grew up in ...

  17. Gerald R. Ford

    The Best Biographies of Gerald Ford In 2012, Stephen Floyd started his search for the best biography of each president. He usually has reviews of multiple biographies for each president. Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center and Birthsite Conservation of papers, objects, and paintings related to Ford or anyone else. There are also gardens at the ...

  18. Gerald Ford

    1981 marked the dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library in the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2006 saw the movement of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy into the University of Michigan. He was also the recipient of a number of awards, including the American Campaign Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.

  19. 9 Things You May Not Know About Gerald Ford

    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 ...

  20. The Best Biographies of Gerald Ford

    The Best Biographies of Gerald Ford. 18 Saturday Aug 2018. Posted by Steve in Best Biographies Posts, President #38 - G Ford. ... None of the four biographies of Ford which I read were particularly engaging and I can only conclude that the "fault" is as much Ford's as the authors'.

  21. The Best Books To Learn About President Gerald Ford

    Gerald R Ford's Date with Destiny: A Political Biography by Edward L. Schapsmeier. Lists It Appears On: Library of Congress. This informative and highly readable biography presents a scholarly account of Gerald R. Ford's life and political career - one which culminated in being the nation's only nonelected president.

  22. Cruising on to Gerald Ford

    This is widely considered the definitive "scholarly" study of Ford's presidency and given the lack of Ford-related biographies it is almost certainly an "essential" if not entertaining read. * "Gerald R. Ford" by Douglas Brinkley is a member of The American Presidents series. Published in 2007, shortly after Ford's death, this ...

  23. Bibliography

    New York: Crown Publishers, 1977 [Memoir by a member of Gerald Ford's campaign advertising staff for the 1976 election] Mieczkowski, Yanek. Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2005. Michel, Eddie. Racial Justice and the Cold War: Gerald R. Ford, Rhodesia and the Geneva Conference of 1976. The ...

  24. Is TF Green the best small airport in the USA? You can vote now

    This year's competition includes last year's Top Four: Gerald R. Ford International Airport, in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Huntsville International Airport, in Huntsville, Alabama; Wichita Dwight D ...