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GERALD R. FORD, the 38th President of the United States, was born LESLIE LYNCH KING, JR., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, NE. His parents separated 2 weeks after his birth, and his mother moved with him to Grand Rapids, MI, to live with her parents. On February 1, 1916, approximately 2 ...
Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Ford was First Lady from 1974 to 1977 as the wife of President Gerald Ford. She was noted for raising breast cancer awareness and being a passionate supporter of the ...
Second marriage and family. Three years later, Dorothy met Grand Rapids businessman Gerald Rudolff Ford on February 1, 1917. Then they called her first son Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr., although he was not formally adopted by Ford. Gerald Ford Jr. formally changed his name in 1935, in honor of his stepfather, the only father he really had.
After the marriage, they called their son Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr. (he legally changed his name, with the more conventional spelling of Rudolph, on Dec. 3, 1935). Gerald remained unaware of the ...
In 1921, Gerald Rudolff Ford suffered financial setback, causing the bank to foreclose on the Fords' home. The family began renting the house on Union Street, and continued renting in until 1925, when they purchased it. While living on Union Street, the younger Gerald Ford attended public schools, first at the Madison School, then attending South High School, where he participated in organized ...
9. Mai 2018 · Ford, Gerald Rudolph (1913– ) 38th US President (1974–77). Elected to the House of Representatives in 1948, Ford gained a reputation as an honest and hard-working Republican. He was nominated by President Nixon to replace the disgraced Spiro Agnew as vice president (1973). When Nixon resigned, Ford became president – the only person to ...
Gerald R. Ford Jr. (Leslie Lynch King Jr.) sitting with his step-father, Gerald Rudolff Ford, on the side porch at Madison Avenue, circa 1917.
