Gerald Ford was born on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska and died December 26, 1913. Ford studied at the University of Michigan to get his degree in political science and economics. Ford became our 38th President of the United States. He was also our 40th Vice President from 1973-1974 at this time he became President due to Richard Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974. Before he became Vice President he was a representative from Michigan for 25 years. While he was President, Ford did a lot of things to make the cold war less of a problem such as signing the Helsinki Accords which marked a move toward detente. Many people disagreed with Ford's decision to pardon Richard Nixon for his role in the Water Gates scandal. Also in 1976, Ford got the republican nomination over Ronald Reagan but then lost the election to a democrat, Jimmy Carter.
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