Career of Gerald Ford - Lawyer, Politician, Statesman
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1949-73
Vice President, 1973-74 (under Nixon)
Died - December 26, 2006 (aged 93) in Rancho Mirage, California
Gerald Ford was buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Next President: President Jimmy Carter

Major Events during his presidency

• 1974 - Ford granted disgraced Nixon an unconditional pardon

• 1974 - Campaign Reform Law
• 1975-1976 - Communist victory in Southeast Asia
• 1975 - Helsinki Agreement

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President Gerald Ford

• Description of President Gerald Ford - Height 6 feet 0 inches

• Gerald Ford Age at Inauguration - 61 years old
• Gerald Ford Nickname - “Jerry”
• Gerald Ford became President with the resignation of Richard Nixon
• He saw action aboard the Monterey, a light aircraft carrier in the South Pacific, winning ten battle stars for his service with the U.S. Navy
• Ford's children supported their father and campaigned for him in 1976
• Gerald Ford was an avid sports fan and enjoyed tennis, fishing, golf, swimming and skiing
• Gerald Ford was subjected to two separate assassination attempts in 1975 by two women. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, aged 26 and a follower of mass-murderer Charles Manson and Sara Jane Moore, aged 45 and a one-time FBI informer
• Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was Gerald Ford