Gerald R. Ford

-He was 61 years old when he went into office (August 9, 1974)
-Republican
- He was the 38th president out of the 44

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EARLY CHILDHOOD:

• Born: July 14, 1913
• School: He went to Madison elementary school, and graduated from South H.S.
• Parents: Leslie and Dorothy king
• He first attended the university of Michigan and played football there but went to attend Yale for law school and ended up being an assistant coach on the side as well. He majored in law and economics. He graduated from Yale in the top third of his class.

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Personal Life:
Wife: Elizabeth(Betty) Bloomer
Children: Michael, John "Jack", Steven, and Susan.

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Former jobs and offices:
Ford opened his own law practice, he worked as a ford ranger at Yellowstone, volunteered at a presidential campaign, he was a lieutenant, and joined the House of Representatives in congress.

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Ford served one term as president and served 25 years in congress.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Cutting inflation by more than half
• Unemployment has decreased
• Growth of crime has decreased by 75%
• "For the first the U.S. Abroad is at peace"

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THE BAD:

• Increased budget deficit
• Bombing of Cuban flight 455

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Cabinet:
Henry A. Kissinger William E. Simon James R. Schlesinger, Donald H. Rumsfeld ,William B. Saxbe, Rogers C. B. Morton ,Stanley K. Hathaway ,Thomas S. Kleppes,
Earl L. Butz ,John A. Knebel ,
Frederick B. Dent ,Rogers C. B. Morton ,Elliot L. Richardson ,Peter J. Brennan , John T. Dunlop W. J. Usery, Jr. , Caspar W. Weinberger ,
F. David Mathews , James T. Lynn, Carla Anderson Hills , Claude S. Brinegar ,William T. Coleman, Jr.

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Cause of death:
He died of arteriosclerosis cerebrovascular disease at the age of 93 in his home.

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FUN FACTS:

• His real name was Leslie Lynch King jr.
• He was an eagle scout
• He was a frat boy- delta kappa
• The reason his name was changed was because he had an abusive father and his mother took him and went to live with her mother and eventually she got remarried to another man.

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