1. Joe Samek http://www.magazineusa.com/us/info/ show.aspx?unit=history&doc=238 http://www.historyplace.com/specials/ calendar/july.htm

2. Born: on July 14, 1913 Died: December 26, 2006 Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian Occupation: Head of State Party Affiliation: Republican Executive Summary: 38 th U.S President Military Service: U.S Navy (1942-1946, Lieutenant Commander) As a boy scout he earned the rank as an Eagle Scout He was an outstanding football player during high school for Michigan University He turned down professional football offers from Green Bay and Detroit He then was the assistant coach of Yale’s football team and a boxing coach waiting to attend law school In August 1935 Ford played in the College All-Star football game against the Chicago Bears

3. His mothers name was Dorothy His fathers name was Leslie Lynch King He married Elizabeth Boomer in 1948 Had four children: Michael, John, Steven, and Susan Dorothy married Gerald R Ford a paint salesman Three younger half brothers: Thomas, Richard, and James His father was a drunk and began beating his mother almost right after they were married Parents separated fourteen days after Gerald was born

4. 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska Lived here for approximately two weeks 1960 Terrace SE, Grand Rapids, Minnesota Lived here from 1913-1917 with his mom The street name was changed to Prospect in 1920 630 Rosewood Avenue, East Grand Rapids, Minnesota Ford family lived here from 1922-1923 649 Union Street, Grand Rapids, Minnesota Lived here from 1923-1930 2153 Lake Drive SE, East Grand Rapids, Minnesota Lived here from 1930-1933 This house is now demolished

5. Gerald attended South High School in Grand Rapids, Minnesota From 1931-1935 he attended The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor He majored in economics and political science He held different part time jobs to support his scholarship Gerald earned his Law and Bachelors Degree in 1941

6. April 1942 Ford joined the U.S Naval Reserve during WWII He became a physical fitness instructor at the pre- flight school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina In 1943 he started service in light aircraft carrier USS MONTEREY His first assignments were athletic director and gunnery division officer After this he then became an assistant navigator, with the MONTEREY He had a near death experience when he was almost thrown off of board during a typhoon in the Philippine Sea in December 1944 Ford was discharged in February 1946

7. “I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.” “I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.” “In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.”