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'''Gerald | {{Infobox politician|name=Gerald Ford|birth_name=Leslie Lynch King Jr.|birth_date=July 14, 1913|birth_place=Omaha, [[Nebraska]], [[U.S.]]|death_date=December 26, 2006 (aged 93)|death_place=Rancho Mirage, [[California]], U.S.|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]|political_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]|image=Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped).jpg}} | ||
'''Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.''' (July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] who served as the 38th President of the [[United States of America]]. He became President in 1974 when he succeeded President [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] in the aftermath of the [[Watergate scandal]] before he was replaced himself in 1977 after losing the presidential election to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidate [[Jimmy Carter]].<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/gerald-r-ford/ “Gerald R. Ford.”] The White House. December 23, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240101204556/https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/gerald-r-ford/ Archived] 2024-01-01.</ref> | |||
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| Born | Leslie Lynch King Jr. July 14, 1913 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2006 (aged 93) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
| Political orientation | Imperialism |
| Political party | Republican Party |
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was a Statesian politician for the Republican Party who served as the 38th President of the United States of America. He became President in 1974 when he succeeded President Nixon in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal before he was replaced himself in 1977 after losing the presidential election to Democratic Party candidate Jimmy Carter.[1]
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Under the Ford administration, businessman Nelson Rockefeller served as Vice President and Henry Kissinger served as Secretary of State.[2][3]
William E. Colby served as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 4, 1973–January 30, 1976, followed by George H.W. Bush from January 30, 1976–January 20, 1977.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ “Gerald R. Ford.” The White House. December 23, 2022. Archived 2024-01-01.
- ↑ "Vice President and Heads of Cabinet Departments." Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. Archived 2023-09-30.
- ↑ “Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1908-1979.” Rockefeller Archive Center.
- ↑ “List of CIA Directors.” Encyclopædia Britannica.