Gerald Ford

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President of the United States human

Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States, known for assuming the presidency after Richard Nixon’s resignation and issuing a controversial pardon for his predecessor.

Aliases (5)

Gerald R. Ford ×4
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ×2
Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States ×1
Gerald Rudolff Ford ×1
President Gerald Ford ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	President of the United States → human →
assumedPresidencyAfter	Resignation of Richard Nixon →
birthName	Leslie Lynch King Jr. →
burialPlace	Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States →
conflict	World War II →
congressionalServiceEnd	1973 →
congressionalServiceStart	1949 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1913-07-14 →
dateOfDeath	2006-12-26 →
educatedAt	University of Michigan → Yale Law School →
endTime	1977-01-20 (end of presidency) →
familyName	Ford →
foundedInstitution	Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum (named in his honor) →
givenName	Gerald →
hasHonor	Congressional Gold Medal → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Lieutenant Commander →
namedAfter	Gerald Rudolff Ford Sr. (stepfather, source of adopted name) →
notableAction	Issued a presidential pardon to Richard Nixon →
numberOfChildren	4 →
ordinalInOffice	38th President of the United States → 40th Vice President of the United States →
pardonDate	1974-09-08 →
placeOfBirth	Omaha, Nebraska, United States →
placeOfDeath	Rancho Mirage, California, United States →
positionHeld	House Minority Leader → Member of the U.S. House of Representatives → President of the United States → Vice President of the United States →
predecessor	Richard Nixon (as President) → Spiro Agnew (as Vice President, office vacant between) →
president	Richard Nixon (during Ford’s vice presidency) →
reasonForNotability	Only person to become U.S. president without being elected president or vice president →
religion	Episcopal Church →
representedDistrict	Michigan’s 5th congressional district →
residence	Alexandria, Virginia, United States → Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States → The White House, Washington, D.C., United States →
signature	Gerald Ford’s signature (image on presidential documents) →
spouse	Betty Ford →
startTime	1974-08-09 (start of presidency) →
successor	Jimmy Carter (as President) → Nelson Rockefeller (as Vice President) →
vicePresident	Nelson Rockefeller →

Referenced by (99)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ERISA → Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 → Energy Policy and Conservation Act → Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 → Government in the Sunshine Act → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act → National Emergencies Act → National Emergencies Act → National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 → Privacy Act of 1974 → Public Law 93-438 → Public Law 94-412 → Public Law 94-469 → Public Law 94-580 → Safe Drinking Water Act → Toxic Substances Control Act → Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 →	signedBy
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 → Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act → National Emergencies Act → Public Law 93-438 → Public Law 94-412 → Public Law 94-469 → Public Law 94-580 →	signingPresident
Brent Scowcroft → Earl Butz → Edward Levi → Elliot Richardson → James R. Schlesinger → John Paul Stevens → William E. Simon →	appointedBy
Jimmy Carter → Jimmy Carter → Nelson Rockefeller ("Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States") →	predecessor
Leslie Lynch King Jr. ("Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.") → Leslie Lynch King Jr. ("Gerald R. Ford") →	alsoKnownAs
91st United States Congress → 92nd United States Congress →	houseMinorityLeader
Gerald R. Ford International Airport ("Gerald R. Ford") → Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum →	namedAfter
Richard Nixon → Spiro Agnew →	successor
Nixon administration → Richard Nixon →	vicePresident
Years of Renewal →	aboutPerson
Leslie Lynch King Jr. ("Gerald Rudolff Ford") →	adoptiveFather
Brent Scowcroft →	advisorTo
Air Force One Pavilion →	aircraftUsedBy
pardon of Richard Nixon →	announcedBy
Anthony M. Kennedy →	appointedToNinthCircuitBy
pardon of Richard Nixon →	authorOfBookDiscussingEvent
Leslie Lynch King Jr. →	birthNameOf
Mayaguez incident →	commandedBy
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum →	dedicatedTo
1975 State of the Union Address →	deliveredBy
1976 United States presidential election →	electoralVoteLoser
Alexander Haig →	employer
1975 State of the Union Address →	givenBy
pardon of Richard Nixon →	grantedBy
University of Michigan Law School →	hasAlumni
Yale Law School →	hasNotableAlumni
Ford →	hasNotableBearer
Gerald Rudolff Ford Sr. →	hasRelative
Gerald Rudolff Ford Sr. →	hasStepchild
Gerald Ford administration →	headOfGovernment
Gerald Ford administration →	headOfState
Episcopal Church →	historicallyInfluentialMembers
1976 United States presidential election →	incumbentPresident
Gerald Rudolff Ford Sr. →	inspiredSurnameOf
WIN (Whip Inflation Now) →	launchedBy
1976 United States presidential election →	mainCandidate
Warren Commission ("Gerald R. Ford") →	member
Leslie Lynch King Jr. ("Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.") →	nameChangedTo
Bethesda Naval Hospital →	notablePatient
Michigan's 5th congressional district →	notableRepresentative
pardon of Richard Nixon →	politicalImpactOn
1976 United States presidential election →	popularVoteLoser
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 →	presidentAtEnactment
Dick Cheney →	presidentDuringChiefOfStaffTenure
94th United States Congress →	presidentDuringSession
93rd United States Congress →	PresidentOfTheSenate
1976 United States presidential election →	previousPresident
SAM 27000 →	primaryPresidentialAircraftFor
Gerald Rudolff Ford Sr. →	raised
Gerald R. Ford International Airport ("Gerald R. Ford") →	renamedInHonorOf
Michigan's 5th congressional district →	representedBy
Bob Dole →	runningMateOf
Michigan's 5th congressional district →	servedAsPoliticalBaseFor
James Baker →	servedInAdministrationOf
Elliot Richardson →	servedInCabinetOf
SAM 27000 →	servedPresident
Nelson Rockefeller ("President Gerald Ford") →	servedUnder
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act →	signedIntoLawBy
Betty Ford →	spouse
WIN (Whip Inflation Now) →	underAdministrationOf