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'''Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.''' - Christian name Leslie Lynch King, Jr. - was the 38th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1974 to January 1977.  He was elected to neither the presidency or to the vice-presidency, making him the first president appointed to the office instead of winning an election.  A [[Republican]], Ford also served as U.S. Representative, 1948-73, and was the House Minority Leader in 1964.  His most famous and daring decision was to pardon former President [[Richard Nixon]] of any crimes for the good of the nation.  Nixon had appointed Ford to become Vice President and ultimately succeed Nixon.

'''Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.''' (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) was the 38th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1974 to January 1977.  He was the first person to be appointed President without being elected to either the presidency or vice-presidency.  A [[Republican]], Ford also served as U.S. Representative, 1948-73, and was the House Minority Leader in 1964.  His most famous and daring decision was to pardon former President [[Richard Nixon]] of any crimes for the good of the nation.  Nixon had appointed Ford to become Vice President and ultimately succeed Nixon.

Ford was born in Omaha, [[Nebraska]], but did not live there long, as his mother left her husband and fled with the child within a month due to domestic abuse.  He was not legally adopted by his mother's second husband, but they called him "Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr."  He legally changed his name to the one he is known by when he was 22 years old.  He was raised in [[Michigan]], and became an Eagle Scout. He attended the University of Michigan, where he was a football star. After this, he attended graduate school at Yale, then served in the Navy during [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gf38.html</ref>

Ford was born in Omaha, [[Nebraska]], but did not live there long, as his mother left her husband and fled with the child within a month due to domestic abuse.  He was not legally adopted by his mother's second husband, but they called him "Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr."  He legally changed his name to the one he is known by when he was 22 years old.  He was raised in [[Michigan]], and became an Eagle Scout. He attended the University of Michigan, where he was a football star. After this, he attended graduate school at Yale, then served in the Navy during [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gf38.html</ref>