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- NAME: Gerald Ford
- OCCUPATION: U.S. President
- BIRTH DATE: July 14, 1913
- DEATH DATE: December 26, 2006
- EDUCATION: University of Michigan, Yale University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Omaha, Nebraska
- PLACE OF DEATH: Rancho Mirage, California
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Gerald Ford was the 38th President of the United States and 40th Vice President and was not elected to either office. He pardoned Richard M. Nixon.
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Gerald Ford was born on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. A star college football player, he served in the Navy during WWII. Ford was elected to Congress in 1948 and named vice president in 1973. After Nixon's resignation, Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States and offered Nixon a full pardon. He was defeated by Jimmy Carter in the 1976 election. Ford died in 2006.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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