 President Gerald Ford Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1913 |
(July 14) Born in Omaha, NE |
| 1935 |
Graduates from the University of Michigan |
| 1941 |
Graduates from Yale University Law School |
| 1948 |
(October 15) Marries Elizabeth "Betty" Bloomer Warren |
| 1950 |
Son Michael Gerald is born |
| 1952 |
Son John Gardner is born |
| 1956 |
Son Steven Meigs is born |
| 1957 |
Daughter Susan Elizabeth is born |
| 1973 |
Vice President Spiro T Agnew resigns, pleading no contest to a charge of income tax evasion. |
| 1973 |
President Richard Nixon offers Gerald Ford the nomination for vice president. |
| 1974 |
Nixon resigns from the presidency. |
| 1974 |
Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States. |
| 1974 |
Ford selects Nelson A. Rockefeller, the former Governor of N.Y. as his vice president. |
| 1974 |
The government announces clemency for draft evaders and military deserters of the Vietnam War. |
| 1974 |
The Freedom of Information Act is passed over Ford's veto |
| 1975 |
Unemployment reaches its highest point at 9.2 percent |
| 1975 |
Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate Presidnet Ford in San Francisco. |
| 1976 |
Viking I lands on Mars. |
| 1976 |
Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford in the presidential election. |
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