Guide Note: Gerald Ford was the 38th President of the United States and 40th Vice President of the United States.
Fast Facts:
- Born on July 13, 1914 as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.
- Was a star football player at the University of Michigan, won 2 national titles
- Received pro football offers from the Lions and Packers
- Veteran of World War II
- Spouse: Betty Ford
- Member of the Warren Commission investigating the death of JFK
- First President never elected by the people as either President or Vice President
- Officially ended the Vietnam War
- His cabinet included: Donald Rumsfeld, George H.W. Bush, Henry Kissinger, and Dick Cheney
- Pardoned the man he replaced, Richard Nixon
- Died December 26, 2006