Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States of America. He became president right after Richard Nixon resigned in 1974. This was not an expected time to have a new president. Ford said, “I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances … This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts (thewhitehouse.gov pg. 1).” While Ford had not planned to be a president, he still did great tasks, served 25 years in Congress, and he did his best.
Early Life
Gerald Ford was born on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. His real name at that time was Leslie Lynch King, Jr. His mother’s name was Dorothy Ford. When Ford was an infant, his parents divorced. His mother then married Gerald R. Ford, Sr. After that, his name changed from Leslie Lynch King, Jr. to Gerald R. Ford, Jr.
When Gerald Ford grew up, he went to the University of Michigan and started playing football there. As soon as he started playing football, he became a star at it. He was one of the best football players at the college. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1935 and then went to Yale University in 1941. When Ford was in Yale, he earned a law degree and was known as a star gridiron – football player. During World War II, Ford joined the navy and served in the South Pacific. Then later in 1948, Ford met Betty Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren. This was the woman that Ford got married to. She later became known as; “Betty Ford” (britannica.org pg. 1). They had four children. Their names were Michael, John, Steven, and Susan.
Ford served 25 years in Congress, winning the role of House Minority Leader in 1965. He won because he was well-liked and ideologically flexible. This was Ford’s working position until 1973 when Richard Nixo...
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In August 1999, President Bill Clinton, awarded Gerald Ford, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ford was 86 years old when he received the medal. He earned this medal because of his public service in binding the nation together after Richard Nixon’s Watergate Scandal.
Gerald Ford died on December 26, 2006 of cardiovascular disease. He lived to be 93 years old and is currently the oldest president ever to live.
CONCLUSION
Gerald Ford was not a well known president but he sure is famous for his clumsiness. He did everything he could to make America very wealthy and peaceful. He solved a lot of tasks. Comedians today make many jokes about Gerald Ford being clumsy. Some people even imitate him falling down. Ford was a very funny president. He made a lot of people laugh. Gerald Ford should be known much more around the world.
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most influential people in the early 20th century. His leadership style, his reforms, and his personality shaped an America that was rapidly becoming a world power. Theodore Roosevelt is admirably remembered for his energetic persona, his range of interests and achievements, his leadership of the Progressive Movement, his model of masculinity and his “cowboy” image (). He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive Party of 1912 (). Before becoming President, he held offices at the municipal, state, and federal level of government (). Roosevelt’s achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. His legacy lives on as one of greatest leaders in American history.
Ford’s political life began in 1917 when he announced his intention to seek election as a senator for the state of Michigan. Once his campaign began, the state’s majority appeared to favor Ford. This voter popularity was gained largely after Ford revealed his life story - the son of a simple farmer; he overcame many obstacles rising to the status of a multimillionaire business person and potential Michigan senator. Many voters also admired Ford for his engineering feats, his notably low costing automobiles, and the high salaries that he paid his employees. Running as a peace candidate and not claiming affiliation to a political party, Ford placed his name on both republican and democratic primary ballots. All of the democratic candidates withdrew from the primary race, securing the nomination for Henry Ford, while Truman H. Newberry would eventually win the republican nomination.
Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his Inaugural Address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Despite an attack of poliomyelitis, which paralyzed his legs in 1921, he was a charismatic optimist whose confidence helped sustain the American people during the strains of economic crisis and world war.
Despite the fact that Gerald Ford began his presidency as the first president not chosen by the American people, he started with high approval ratings. These ratings were rather short lived then spiraled downward when Gerald Ford on September 8, 1974, granted, Richard Nixon a full pardon for his offenses against the United States of America in the Watergate scandal. This shocking event caused many Americans to wonder if Gerald Ford himself had previously made this agreement to pardon Nixon from the beginning. Ford declared that his reason to grant the pardon as an attempt to put the scandals in the past and close the wounds, this decision only had the reverse affect.
...t to aid the administration in finding the best fit for the new vice president. 2 days later, on October 12, 1973, the speaker of the house Carl Albert nominated Ford for the Vice Presidency. “Nixon looked to his senior congress for advice on the nominee but the decision had already been decided, it was Ford or bust.” Speaker of the House Carl Albert in the New York Times reported to the New York Times in November that the Senate voted Ford into office with the majority vote of 92 to 3 in favor of Ford. Followed by the December 6, vote by the House of Representatives in favor of Ford, 387 to 35. Ford took the Vice Presidential oath the same day. He was vice president from president, Ford was like a breath of fresh air to the public. He wanted to share any information he could on political subjects and how the county was moving forward with foreign affairs.
This article speaks to the long term impacts of the Progressive Movement and what it has become to today’s society. Roosevelt was a symbol for the Progressive Movement and although Howell does not specifically list Roosevelt’s successes, he does detail some of the major breakthroughs of the Progressive Movement.
In the end it's clear that Henry Ford did our country a very big survase and he did the right thing. Sticking with his ideas and standing by them the whole time and fighting for them. And coming out on top.
Immediately after President Nixon’s resignation, his Vice President, Gerald Ford became president. There were many good and bad aspects of his presidency. As president, Ford was able to cut the inflation of the 1970s by more than half. He was able to do his by providing over 4 million people with jobs. Among his failures as a president, was the pardoning of Nixon for his crimes. This angered the people of America who wanted to see the former president brought to justice, causing much controversy and skepticism concerning the presidency. After President Ford’s term had come to an end, President Carter was elected into office. As with any other president, Carter had many successes and failures. As president, Carter was able to establish full
Imagine you are in a time and place you don’t want to be in. It’s 1933 and America is going through a crisis that you have to solve. You’re elected president and it’s time to solve this great big tragedy. It’s a great story that has changed America and its citizens. This is the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Ford directed more than two hundred movies throughout his career. Following in his brother’s foot steps; Ford produced, directed, and wrote many films. Throughout his career, which spanned nearly fifty years, he worked for such studios as Universal, Fox Film Corporation, RKO, United Artists, 20th Century Fox, Republic Pictures, and Warner Brothers. John Ford was born to Irish immigrants on February 1, 1894 or 1895, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. His birth name was Sean Aloysius O’Fearna (Feeney). He changed his name when he began his career in the film industry. John’s brother, Frances Ford took him under his wing and showed him the ropes. He started out in Hollywood by doing stunt work, camera work, and film editing. In addition, Ford performed in such movies as Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery (1914), The Mysterious Rose (1914), The Broken Coin (1915), The Hidden City (1915), The Bandit’s Wager (1916), The Lumber Yard Gang (1916), and Chicken-Hearted Jim (1916). He even pl...
Gerald Rudolph Ford was born July 14th, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up attending Grand Rapids public schools and then attended The University of Michigan until 1935 where he was an all-star athlete and had received several offers to play professional football. Ford declined these offers and instead attended the University of Yale to practice law until 1941. After graduating from law school he moved back to Grand Rapids to practice law for a bit, and then in April of 1942 Ford joined the U.S. Navy where he served for nearly 4 years during WWII and was discharged in January of 1946 with the rank of lieutenant commander.
Even though he wasn’t chosen as a president by voters but he was a great president that he serves in the White House for 2 ½ years. After Nixon had resigned the Watergate scandal, Gerald Ford stepped up at his job as a president(). Even though he went through some hard times with the inflation economy, he became a popular president during his 25 years of Congress. He did great things for America like for example, his first goal was to curb the inflation, and then when the recession became the Nation’s most serious domestic problem he had shifted to measure the aimed to stimulate the economy. Another major goal he had was to help business to operate more freely by reducing the taxes and ease controls by regulatory agencies. He was a great president and popular he did help the United States with the economy and taxes. He was loved by everyone, even though he was not selected by the people’s
Every four years there is an election to elect a new President of the United States. In some cases, if a President is well liked, they may be reelected to serve another term; but may only be in office for two consecutive terms (8 years). One of the few Presidents that held off a total of 8 years was President Ronald Reagan. He was the 40th President to be sworn into office, and at the time was the oldest to ever serve this country. When Reagan took office in 1980, he had many hopes and dreams to turn America into a great nation, and get America back on track. He fulfilled his goals and dreams for America and is highly regarded still to this day. He left office with great shoes to fill, and is looked back on as a great American leader. During his two terms as president, Reagan has had many major accomplishments/events while in office, such as signing of the Economic Recovery Tax Act, the Iran-Contra scandal, and aiding the United States in winning the cold war.
Vice President Gerald Ford took his place as president and controversially pardoned Nixon for any crimes committed while in
When Henry Ford was born on June 30th, 1863, neither him nor anyone for that matter, knew what an important role he would take in the future of mankind. Ford saw his first car when he was 12. He and his father where riding into Detroit at the time. At that moment, he knew what he wanted to do with his life: he wanted to make a difference in the automobile industry. Through out his life, he achieved this in an extraordinary way. That is why he will always be remembered in everyone’s heart. Whenever you drive down the road in your car, you can thank all of it to Henry Ford. Through his life he accomplished extraordinary achievements such as going from a poor farm boy to a wealthy inventor who helped Thomas Edison. When he was a young man, he figured out how to use simple inventions, such as the light bulb. He then taught himself the design of a steamboat engine. His goal was to build a horse-less carriage. He had come up with several designs and in 1896, he produced his first car, the Model A. When Ford’s first car came out, he had been interviewed by a reporter and when asked about the history of the car, he had said “History is more or less bunk.” Ford worked in Thomas Edison’s factory for years and the left to become an apprentice for a car-producer in Detroit. While working there, he established how he was going to make the car.