Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006

Authoritative Name:
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Biography:
"Representative from Michigan, Vice President, and thirty-eighth President of the United States; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., July 14, 1913; moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., 1914 and attended the public schools; graduated, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1935; graduated from Yale University Law School, New Haven, Conn., 1941; admitted to the bar in 1941; served in the United States Navy 1942-1946; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first Congress; reelected to the twelve succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1949, until his resignation from the United States House of Representatives December 6, 1973, to become the fortieth Vice President of the United States; minority leader (Eighty-ninth through Ninety-third Congresses); first Vice President to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Congress pursuant to the twenty-fifth amendment to the Constitution of the United States; sworn in as the thirty-eighth President of the United States, August 9, 1974, when President Richard M. Nixon resigned, and served until January 20, 1977; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1976; died on December 26, 2006, in Rancho Mirage, Calif.; lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda, December 30, 2006, to January 2, 2007; interment at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and Library, Grand Rapids, Mich."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006--Ethics
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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--And his running mate-- The honorable-- ??? Whathisname??-- , [1976]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1976
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Big John, been thinking 'bout taking you on as my ole side kick! / Baldy, [1976 July 30]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1976-07-30
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Can't you act a little friendlier?-- / Baldy, [1975 Feb. 5]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1975-02-05
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Come on, we'll ram 'em through! / Baldy, 1969]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1969
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Concentrate on your game, Jerry! We'll worry about other things later! / Baldy, [1976 Oct. 1]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1976-10-01
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Do I hear a million?-- How about half a million?-- Fifty thou?-- One grand?-- A buck seventy five?-- / Baldy, [ca. 1975]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1975
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Shaping America's Future

Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Date of Original:
1976
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

Shaping the American Experience

Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Date of Original:
1976
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

Oral history interview with Cecil Alexander, 2009 July 8

Creator:
Alexander, Cecil
Date of Original:
2009-07-08
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Elliott Levitas, 1996

Creator:
Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930-
Date of Original:
1996
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Phil Landrum, 1988 July 25-26

Creator:
Landrum, Phil M.
Date of Original:
1988-07-25/1988-07-26
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

LULAC News, Volume 37, Number 1, October-November 1976

Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Date of Original:
1975-10
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

LULAC head raps Connally

Creator:
Vara, Richard
Date of Original:
1970/1979
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

Dent on Nixon's expected resignation--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1974-08-08
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Gerald Ford press conference--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1974
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Impeach Nixon rally, Gerald Ford speech--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1974-03-15
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Person-on-the-street interviews: Nixon pardoned--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1974-09-09
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

September 17 & 19, 20-23, 1966--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1966-09-17
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Susan Ford campaigns--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1976-09-16
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Dawson Mathis, 20 August 2008.

Creator:
Short, Bob, 1932
Mathis, Marvin Dawson, 1940
Date of Original:
2008-08-20
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Patrick E. Gorman, Speech, 1976

Creator:
Gorman, Patrick Emmet, 1892-1980
Date of Original:
1976
Collection:
Southern Labor Archives
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections