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 Ford, Gerald
Nebraska. Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 14, 1913.
| Gerald Ford's original last name was King, before he was adopted by his mother's second husband, Gerald Ford Sr. What was Ford's original first name? | Gerald Ford
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Leslie. Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. His father left when he was only 3.
center. Ford was named MVP in his senior year.
| Ford was a member of the college all-stars that played against an NFL team in the second annual College All-Star game. What NFL team did Ford and the college all-stars play that season? | Gerald Ford
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Chicago Bears. For the record, the Chicago Bears won the game 5-0.
| In 1935, Ford joined the staff of Yale University as head coach of what sport? | Gerald Ford
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boxing. Ford was also the assistant football coach at Yale.
| In 1942, Ford, along with Phyllis Brown, who he was dating at the time, appeared on the cover of what national magazine? | Gerald Ford
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Cosmopolitian. Ford, who was also a part-time model at the same time, appeared in a Navy uniform on the cover of Cosmopolitian.
| As part of his honeymoon after marrying Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Bloomer, Ford and his new wife attended Michigan's football game against who? | Gerald Ford
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Northwestern. The Fords saw Michigan defeat a Northwestern team bound for the Rose Bowl 28-0 on October 15, 1948.
| On what ship did Ford serve during World War II? | Gerald Ford
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Monterey. Ford was assigned to the light aircraft carrier Monterey from April 1942 till just before the war ended.
| Ford was one of two House members to serve on the Warren Commission, that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy. Who was the other House member of the commission? | Gerald Ford
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Hale Boggs. Hale Boggs was a Louisiana congressman that served in the House from 1941-43 and again from 1947-72. He disappeared on October 16, 1972 while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska. Among his three children is ABC News correspondant Cokie Roberts.
| At the Republican Convention of 1964, who did Ford place in nomination for the presidency? | Gerald Ford
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George Romney. Goldwater was the overwhelming choice of the Republican convention that year, winning easily on the first ballot.
| Who did Ford replace as House minority leader in 1965? | Gerald Ford
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Charles Hallack. Hallack was a congressman from Indiana that Ford defeat by a vote of 73-67 to become House minority leader for the 89th Congress. The other three men were also Republican members of the 89th Congress (Brock from Tennessee, Collier from Illinois and Frelinghuysen from New Jersey).
| Who did Richard Nixon first consider, instead of Ford, for vice-president after the resignation of Spiro Agnew? | Gerald Ford
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John Connally. Connally was first considered but Nixon felt that there would be too much debate if that was the choice. Nixon also considered Reagan and Rockefeller before deciding on Ford. Ford was eventually confirmed by the Senate 92-3 and by the House 387-35.
| Who was Ford's press secretary that resigned in protest over the pardon that Ford gave to Richard Nixon? | Gerald Ford
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Jerald ter Horst. ter Horst served all of one month as press secretary before resigning. He was replaced by Nessen.
| In May 1975, Ford ordered US Forces to rescue the crew of the US merchant ship Mayaguez, that had been seized by what country? | Gerald Ford
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Cambodia. Cambodian forces seized the Mayaguez less than two weeks after the fall of Saigon.
| Ford's son Steven is an actor in Hollywood. On what afternoon soap has Steven Ford been a regular on two seperate occasions? | Gerald Ford
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Young and the Restless. Steven Ford protrayed Andy Richards on the show from 1981 to 1987 and rejoined again in 2002.
| In what city did Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempt to assassinate President Ford in on September 5, 1975? | Gerald Ford
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Sacramento. Fromme attempted to shoot the president outside the Senator Hotel in Sacramento, as Ford was reaching to shake her hand. While Fromme had an ammo clip in her gun, there was no bullet in the chamber.
| How many days after the first attempt did Sara Jane Moore attempt to assassinate Ford? | Gerald Ford
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17. Moore attempted to assassinate Ford in San Francisco on September 22, 1975, seventeen days after the attempt by Fromme.
| During the Ford administration, in what city was the agreement signed where western nations agreed to recognize east European borders in exchange for relaxed travel restrictions? | Gerald Ford
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Helsinki. The agreement was signed by 35 nations in Helsinki in 1975.
| In Ronald Reagan's attempt to defeat Ford for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination, he announced his vice-presidential running mate a month before the Kansas City convention. Who was he? | Gerald Ford
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Richard Schweiker. Schweiker, a US Senator from Pennsylvania, was Reagan's attempt to get enough delegates to support him over Ford. It failed as Ford defeated Reagan on the first ballot by a convention vote of 1187 to 1070.
| Where is the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum located? | Gerald Ford
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Grand Rapids, MI. Gerald Ford's presidential museum opened in September 1981 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Gerald Ford Library is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
| Gerald R. Ford, Jr. was born on July 14, 1913, under a different name than the one most of us came to know. What was his first given name? | Former President Gerald R. Ford
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Leslie Lynch King, Jr.. His parents separated 2 weeks after his birth and were divorced just months later. His mother, Dorothy King, moved with her son to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she met and married Gerald R. Ford in 1916. They then began calling her son Gerald R. Ford, Jr., but his name was not legally changed until December, 1935.
University of Michigan. He played for the Wolverines and, upon graduation from University of Michigan, was hired as an assistant football and boxing coach at Yale University.
Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Though he turned both contracts down, he said he always wondered how well he would have done if he would have given it a try! He is said to have been the most athletic President as he swam every day while in the White House and also played golf, tennis, and skied.
| President Ford never really wanted to be President of the United States. What did he, however, have a great political ambition to become? | Former President Gerald R. Ford
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Speaker of the House. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948, and he served in the House from 1949 to 1973. He was re-elected 12 times! He became House Leader in 1965.
Was never elected President nor Vice President. He was appointed Vice President after Spiro Agnew resigned as Vice President due to scandal in 1973. As we all know, he became President upon the resignation of President Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
Jimmy Carter. Thus, Gerald Ford was never elected President. He and Jimmy Carter later became very close friends.
two. Both assassination attempts were made by women and only days apart in 1975. Both were in California.
| Gerald Ford narrowly escaped death during a typhoon in the South Pacific during World War II while serving in the Navy on which light aircraft carrier? | Former President Gerald R. Ford
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USS Monterey. He volunteered for the Naval reserves in 1942. The Monterey was battered heavily in the typhoon and was consequently removed from the Navy fleet.
Elizabeth (Betty) Bloomer Warren. First Lady Betty Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer and had surgery in 1974. They had 3 sons and 1 daughter. The youngest son, Steve, is an actor and regularly appeared on "The Young and the Restless" soap opera.
Rancho Mirage. I wonder if it was his love for golf that took him to this location.
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