ford, gerald r.

A biography of the thirty-eighth president of the United States, who became president upon the resignation of Richard Nixon. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Gerald Ford.

Discusses the establishment of the Gerald R. Ford Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and provides information about Ford's life, family, and administration, as well as the work of his wife, Betty.

Contains key facts about the life of Gerald Ford from his childhood to his retirement, focusing on his political career and his term as the thirty-eighth president of the United States. Includes a time line, information on the office of the president, and resources for further research.

Examines factors that led U.S. presidents Nixon and Ford to withdraw from the Vietnam conflict, and argues that the war could have been won if America had honored its commitment to South Vietnam and not been distracted by other political, social, and economic concerns.

A simple biography of the thirty-eighth President, who was first to be sworn into office as a result of a Presidential resignation.