Gerald Ford

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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.

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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
surface form: 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 Museum
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
surface form: Richard Nixon (as President)

Spiro Agnew
surface form: Spiro Agnew (as Vice President, office vacant between)
president Richard Nixon
surface form: 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 City of Alexandria, Virginia
surface form: Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Grand Rapids, Michigan
surface form: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

White House
surface form: 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
surface form: Jimmy Carter (as President)

Nelson Rockefeller
surface form: Nelson Rockefeller (as Vice President)
vicePresident Nelson Rockefeller

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Richard Nixon vicePresident Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon successor Gerald Ford
National Emergencies Act signedBy Gerald Ford
Years of Renewal aboutPerson Gerald Ford
Safe Drinking Water Act signedBy Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter (associated via Carter Center) predecessor Gerald Ford
subject surface form: Jimmy Carter
Elliot Richardson appointedBy Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter predecessor Gerald Ford
James R. Schlesinger appointedBy Gerald Ford
Nixon administration vicePresident Gerald Ford
John Paul Stevens appointedBy Gerald Ford
NEA signedBy Gerald Ford
subject surface form: National Emergencies Act
Public Law 94-412 signedBy Gerald Ford
Public Law 94-412 signingPresident Gerald Ford
Warren Commission member Gerald Ford
this entity surface form: Gerald R. Ford
Public Law 93-438 signedBy Gerald Ford
Public Law 93-438 signingPresident Gerald Ford
Privacy Act of 1974 signedBy Gerald Ford
Spiro Agnew successor Gerald Ford
pardon of Richard Nixon grantedBy Gerald Ford
Mayaguez incident commandedBy Gerald Ford