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in Omaha,NE
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ford escaped two attempts of assassination by 2 different women from California
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turn down the Detroit lions and the green bay packers
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Became an Episcapalian
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he attended the university of Michigan in 1937-1937, and attended Yale law school in 1938-1941
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He need easy money in law school so he did a photo shoot
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In Grand Rapids with a friend named Philip W. Buchen
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He nearly lost his life when a typhoon hit his Navy aircraft carrier during World War II.
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navy
lieutenant commander
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He was a Congress me and went undefeated through 13 elections
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Betty Ford, at the Grand Rapids
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birth date; 1st kid
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birth date; 2nd child
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birth date of his son, in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
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birth of his only daughter-born in Washington, DC.
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vice president for Nixon
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He wasn’t elected to Vice President he was appointed by the president
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Nixon resigned from presidency so Gerald ford became president.
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Wasn’t elected had to take over for Nixon
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The government announces a clemency whereby draft evaders and military deserters could “earn their return to the mainstream of American society” by performing alternative services.
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First Lady Betty Ford undergoes surgery for breast cancer. she survives it.
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He took his dog out to go to the bathroom and forgot to have the elevator down and the stairs door only went one way
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Ford signs the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1974, the most significant attempt at campaign finance reform since the 1920s.
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it was 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.
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ensures the right of Americans to individual privacy.
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Ford announces the creation of a presidential commission, known as the “Rockefeller Commission,” to review abuses by the Central Intelligence Agency, including mail opening and domestic surveillance.
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Ford tells the nation he will reluctantly sign the Tax Reduction Act of 1975, which calls for a $22.8 billion tax cut.
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republican
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It was called Dynasty and his wife appeared on it to
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from a cardiovascular disease
