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Ford praised and introduced conservative Robert Bork at the beginning of his contentious nomination hearings in 1987.
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|Played center and linebacker for the [[University of Michigan]] and led them to two undefeated championship seasons. He was later offered professional contracts by two NFL franchises, but declined in order to attend law school. Later, Ford became minority leader of the [[House of Representatives]] and was appointed [[Vice President]] following the resignation of [[Spiro Agnew]] in the wake of the [[Wategrate]] scandal. When President [[Richard Nixon]] resigned shortly thereafter due to his role in the scandal, Ford became the first (and only) President of the United States never elected President or Vice President.  
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|Played center and linebacker for the [[University of Michigan]] and led them to two undefeated championship seasons. He was later offered professional contracts by two NFL franchises, but declined in order to attend law school. Later, Ford became minority leader of the [[House of Representatives]] and was appointed [[Vice President]] following the resignation of [[Spiro Agnew]], and then became president when [[Richard Nixon]] resigned. Ford praised and introduced [[conservative]] [[Robert Bork]] at the beginning of his contentious nomination hearings in 1987.
 
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