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Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr.
The 38th President
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.
Background Information
His real name is Leslie Lynch King Jr. So when his parents got a divorce and his mom remarried she married a guy by the name of Gerald Rudolph Ford. So he then changed his name to Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was offered the opportunity to play football for the Green Bay Packers, but turned down the offer to take a position as a head boxing coach and assistant football coach at Yale University.
Gerald Ford is the only Eagle Scout to become a U.S. president.
Qualifications
He attended Law School in Michigan and Yale and opened Grand Rapids law practice.
Ford served in the House of Representatives from 1949-1973 and was the House Minority Leader from 1965-1973.
He became Vice President as the Watergate Scandal was unfolding after Spiro Agnew had to resign due to his own scandal.
Noah's Vote
Kenzi's Vote
Technically in Gerald Ford’s first term I wouldn’t vote for him since nobody had the ability to vote for him then. However, when he ran for his second term against Carter I wouldn’t have voted for him. One big reason why I wouldn’t vote for him is because he pardoned Nixon. I also wouldn’t vote for him because I don’t think he handled the energy crisis very well while he was in office. Lastly, I wouldn’t vote for him because at that time people wanted a change of pace for president after watergate, so I would’ve probably voted for Jimmy Carter.
I would not vote for Gerald Ford because he was never really president or vice president. Since he was never vice president or in the election to become president I don’t think he is deserving to be the president. I also wouldn’t vote for him because he vetoed a number of appropriate bills that would have further increased the heavy budget.
Presidency
Ford was confronted with difficult tasks such as:
- Mastering inflation
- Reviving a depressed economy
- Solving chronic energy shortages
- And trying to ensure world peace
Ford Pardoned Nixon for the Watergate Scandal.
President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter.
Republican President for 2 Years
August 1974 - January 1977