He was the 38th president of the United States and born on July 14th 1913. Gerald Rudolph Ford was also the 40th vice president of the United States. Ford was the only US president that was never elected. Later on in life, Gerald was experiencing health problems. He went to the hospital a couple time. He died at his own home in December 2006.
While Ford was younger, he worked in a paint factory that was owned by his family. He also played football. Gerald was wanted by many different colleges for his talent in football, but he decided to enroll in law school instead. He joined the navy before his presidency started as well.
Gerald Ford was the first/only president in the U.S. that was assumed and not elected for both vice president and president. In 1973, vice president Agnew made a decision to resign. Gerald was nominated to take Agnew's place after the resignation. After Nixon resigned from his presidency, Ford then became president. He made a speech to the public about the way he became president. There was no election needed for Ford since both of his positions were assumed.
He signed the Helsinki Accords during the Cold War. Soon afterwards, he was in charge of the worst economy that America had since around the times of the Great Depression. Gerald Ford granted a presidential pardon to President Nixon for the Watergate Scandal. He vetoed many bills that made spending cuts.
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