Timeline: Gerald Ford (1974-1977)

Jul 14, 1913

Day of Birth

Leslie Lynch King, Jr.in Omaha, Nebraska.He had one half-brother and two half-sisters.

Period: Aug 19, 1918 to Feb 25, 1925

Elementery

Young Ford attends elementary school at Madison Elementary in Grand Rapids, MI. He briefly attends East Grand Rapids Elementary while the family lives there.

Jul 14, 1925

Boy scout

On his twelfth birthday, Ford joins the local Boy Scout Troop 15 of Trinity Methodist Church in Grand Rapids and two years later attains the rank of Eagle Scout.

May 15, 1931

Ford graduated highschool

Ford graduated highschool and then went to the University of Michigan.

Jun 1, 1935

Graduation

He graduated from the University of Michagan.

Dec 3, 1935

Name Changes

He legally changes his name to Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

Apr 19, 1941

Yale

Ford graduates in the top third of his law school class at Yale.

Jun 1, 1941

Yale

He worked as a football coach at Yale.

Aug 15, 1942

First job

Gerald Ford enlisted in the army where he had a short military career.Later he returned home where his political career started to take off.

May 9, 1948

Congress

He becomepart of the US congressman for Michigan.

Oct 15, 1948

Marrage

Betty and Gerald were married on October 15, 1948 around 4 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Nov 2, 1948

U.S. Congressman

Ford is elected to his first term as a U.S. Congressman from Grand Rapids, receiving 60.5% of the vote.Gerald Ford was part of the Republican Party in the White House.

Mar 14, 1950

Birth of 1st child

Michael Gerald Ford was born on Mach 14th ,1950.

Nov 7, 1950

Second term of Congrassman

Ford wins his second term as Congressman from the fifth district with 66% of the vote, and was always involed in politics.

Mar 16, 1952

Brth of 2nd child

John (Jack) Gardner Ford was born.

May 19, 1956

3rd child born

Steven Meigs Ford was born on May 19th,1956.

Jul 6, 1957

Birth of 4th child

Susan Elizabeth Ford was born on July 6, 1957.

Nov 5, 1968

Election

Nixon is elected President.

Mar 8, 1973

Elected Vice president

He was vice president for president Nixion.

Oct 10, 1973

Law

Satarted to make a charge of income tax evasion.

Period: Nov 11, 1974 to Nov 11, 1977

President

Gerald Ford served for the USA.

Nov 21, 1974

Law

The Freedom of Information Act is passed over Ford's veto. It provides expanded access to government files and allows secrecy classifications to be challenged in court and justified by the appropriate federal authorities.

Jan 1, 1975

Effect on the USA

Ford signs the Privacy Act of 1974, to ensuring the right of Americans to individual privacy, and made sure every single person had their rights in this nation.

Sep 5, 1975