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in the Navy now
durring pearl harbor Greald inlisted ti be in the U.S. Navy and was in the navy until 1946.
he was the Lt. Commander and recived nine awards durring that time period -
Congressman
Gerald was elected the eighty-first congressman of Grand Rapids, Michigan winning with a total of 60.5% of all the votes -
aftermath
of the Watergate, the Democrats got both the House and the Senate in 1974 fighting over the legislation Ford and the Congresses vetoing scores of bills supported by the Democrats. -
Now in office
Gerald Ford was moved into office because of Nixon impeachment now being the first V.P. to be swarn in office under the twenty-fifth amendment.
he was 61 and 26 days old when succeded in office. -
Vice President
along with Ford Nelson A. Rockefeller joined him in the new office beingFords Vice President. -
everything and more.....
When Ford took office and all of the debt that came a long with it he also got the Watergate scandal as well. -
Ford Pardons Nixon
for some of the crimes that nixon may have done when he was President. The surprise announcement shocked the country and many other things that he was doing.
Because of this choice it was probaly the main couse of ford not winning the next election. -
Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974
Ford Signed the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 that was hoping to controle the spending, campain fundraising. -
income taxes
to help boos the econmey Ford signed a law saying you could rebate your income taxes. -
to live or to die?
while in california a cult leader Charles Manson he tryed to assassinate Ford, but was not succesful and was cough by a S.S. agent. -
rinning once more
Working extremily hard on this electio Ford and his running mate Robert Dole had the closest election in history back then. -
losing
Ford won with :
Popular votes-39,145,977
Electoral votes-240 -
time of death... 6:45
on a tuesday morning at his house Gerald r. Ford Passed on. at his house of natural couses.
