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As President, Ford tried to calm earlier controversies by granting former President Nixon a full pardon. His nominee for Vice President, former Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, was the second person to fill that office by appointment.
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www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gf38.html
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gf38.html
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A Life in Brief: Gerald Rudolph Ford became President of the United States on August 9, 1974, under extraordinary circumstances. More.... ... Below are selections from the Miller Center's Gerald Rudolph Ford speech collection. To view the Miller Center's other speeches by Gerald Rudolph Ford or by another President,
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millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/ford
millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/ford
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303 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353; Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. (Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day); (616) 254-0400; >>President Ford's Burial Site; > ... •Gerald R. Ford Congressional Tribute Book; •Posthumous Tributes and Honors for President Ford ... Office of President Ford...
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www.ford.utexas.edu/
www.ford.utexas.edu/
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The cordiality was chilled by Ford's announcement on Sept. 8, 1974, that he had granted an unconditional pardon to Nixon for any crimes he might have committed as president. Although no formal charges were pending, Ford said he feared “ugly passions” would be aroused if Nixon were brought to trial.
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www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0760622.html
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US Presidential Trivia for fun and learning. The site also has lesson ideas and activities for K-12 students. ... When his divorced mother remarried, he was adopted by his stepfather and named Gerald R. Ford after him. He was known as "Jerry." President Ford didn't know he was adopted until he was 12 years old.
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www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/ford.html
www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/ford.html
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Gerald R. Ford became President not because he was popular with the American public, not because he campaigned for the job, but because of his character. ... More than any other president of this century, Ford was chosen for his integrity and trustworthiness; his peers in Congress put him in the White House because he told...
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www.pbs.org/newshour/character/essays/ford.html
www.pbs.org/newshour/character/essays/ford.html
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Ford announces and explains his controversial decision. ... On September 8, 1974, one month after President Richard Nixon resigned the presidency amid the Watergate scandal, his successor, President Gerald R. Ford, announced his decision to grant Nixon a full pardon for any crimes he may have committed while in office.
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www.historyplace.com/speeches/ford.htm
www.historyplace.com/speeches/ford.htm
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