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'''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 appointed Ford as Vice President on the resignation of [[Spiro Agnew]].  When Nixon subsequently resigned as President, Ford succeeded him.  
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'''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 1965.  His most famous and daring decision was to pardon former President [[Richard Nixon]] of any crimes for the good of the nation.  Nixon appointed Ford as Vice President on the resignation of [[Spiro Agnew]].  When Nixon subsequently resigned as President, Ford succeeded him.  
    
Ford is married to Elizabeth Bloomer Warren and they had four children.
 
Ford is married to Elizabeth Bloomer Warren and they had four children.
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