Gerald Ford

In 2003, Ford's death was incorrectly announced by CNN when his pre-written obituary (along with those of several other famous figures) was inadvertently published on CNN's web site due to a lapse in password protection. LG also has a joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd.: Hitachi-LG Data Storage [2], which manufacters optical data storage solutions like DVD-ROM drives, CD writers, etc. When New York Republican Governor George Pataki named the living former presidents as honorary members of the board rebuilding the World Trade Center, he was unaware of Ford's health decline in the recent months. Since 2001 LG has two joint ventures with Royal Philips Electronics: LG.Philips Displays and LG.Philips LCD. Bush in 2005. LG has made a joint venture and created LG-Nortel Network. He was the only living former president not to attend the second inauguration of President George W. The "GS" name, like LG, is derived from the conglomerate's older moniker, this from the "Goldstar" part.[1].

Former president Bill Clinton told Larry King in an interview that Ford had confided that he now feels uncomfortable when flying in aircraft. Numerous convenience stores, bookstores, and other retail companies which formerly operated under the LG logo were rebranded. In addition, Ford was the only living former president not to attend ceremonies for the opening of the Bill Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2005, the company was split; the Koo family retained control of the LG group while the Heo family formed GS Holdings, which includes chemical, construction, telecommunications, and retail business among others. He was, for the first time in his political life, unable to attend a Republican National Convention when he didn't attend the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City. Although the company used to be known as Lucky Goldstar, the corporate Web site states that "LG is not an acronym, there is no full name for LG.". Though he gave an interview to Larry King in June 2004, attended the funeral of former President Reagan, and spoke at ceremonies commemorating the 30th anniversary of his swearing-in in August 2004, Ford has appeared increasingly frail – and this may have caused him to cut back on his formerly busy schedule. LG is a joint cooperation between Koo and Heo families.

Recently, there has been ongoing speculation regarding Ford's health. It expanded into the home appliance industry in 1958, becoming the country's first electronics company. Ford has also endorsed civil unions for gay couples, and urged Republicans not support the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s. (now called LG Chemical), was the first chemical company in Korea. Although he had taken a more centrist-to-conservative stance on the matter while campaigning for president in 1976, Ford has emerged as a leading pro-choice Republican on abortion rights; he has been an advisor to Republicans for Choice, and told Larry King in an interview that he shared in his wife's outspoken support of reproductive rights. Established in 1947, Lucky Chemical Industrial Co. Ford has been outspoken on a variety of political issues confronting the nation since leaving office. .

Ford has remained popular as a caricature in his retirement, with such icons as Saturday Night Live and the Simpsons continuing to lampoon him, but despite his taking these in good humor has chosen to continue to respect the office by not appearing on those shows as himself. Lucky brand was famous for producing household cleaning products and laundry detergents in South Korea. Ford School of Public Policy in honor of Ford's lifetime of public service. Before changing their name, many electronic products were sold under the brand name Goldstar, while some other household products (not available outside Korea) were sold under the brand name of Lucky. In 1999, the School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan was renamed the Gerald R. The name LG comes from an abbreviation of Lucky Goldstar (럭키금성; RR: leog-ki geumseong), the company's name until 1995. Ford has remained an avid fan of Michigan football and delivered a videotaped message before Michigan and Ohio State played their 100th game in 2003. LG is a large South Korean chaebol (conglomerate), producing electronics (including domotics), mobile phones, and petrochemical products.

Ford Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the Gerald R. In 1981 he opened the Gerald R. Ford has remained relatively active as a former President, and during his post-presidential years he continued to make appearances at events of historical and ceremonial significance to the nation, such as presidential inaugurals and memorial services.

Bush, and Bill Clinton) as honorary members of the board rebuilding the World Trade Center. W. On November 22, 2004, New York Republican Governor George Pataki named Ford and the other living former presidents (Jimmy Carter, George H. Nixon," and leading the country through the tumultuous times of the late 1970s.

Ford was cited for his "controversial decision of conscience to pardon former President Richard M. Kennedy Library Foundation for political courage. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, a presigious award given by the John F. In 2001 Ford was awarded the John F.

Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan was named after him in December 1999. The Gerald R. Ford was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton in 1999 for his efforts to heal the nation after the Watergate scandal. He was hospitalized twice for dizziness in 2003.

While attending the 2000 Republican National Convention, Ford suffered two mild strokes, but has subsequently recovered. Bush, who had rivaled him for the presidential nomination. W. On the day a Vice President was to be nominated, however, Reagan could not convince Ford to join him on the ticket and instead chose George H.

At the 1980 Republican National Convention, Ford was nearly nominated to return to service as Vice President under nominee Ronald Reagan. Had Ford won the election, he would have been disqualified by the 22nd amendment from running in 1980 because he served more than two years of Nixon's term. On 30 October 1975, his refusal to sanction federal aid for the city of New York led The New York Daily News to paraphrase their perception of Ford's attitude in the headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead". Carter replied that he would like to see Ford convince Czech-Americans and Polish-Americans that their countries did not live under Soviet domination.

Additionally, Ford made a major gaffe during the second presidential election debate when he insisted that Eastern Europe was not dominated by the Soviet Union. His campaign may also have been hampered by a strong challenge that year for the nomination in the Republican party by Ronald Reagan. It is believed that Ford's pardoning of Nixon, along with the continuing economic problems, cost him the election of 1976.
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Ford appointed the following Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States:.
. Seventeen days later, another woman – Sara Jane Moore – also tried to kill Ford in San Francisco; but her shooting attempt was thwarted by a bystander, Oliver Sipple.
. No shots were fired, though, and nobody was injured.

While in Sacramento, California on September 5, 1975, a follower of incarcerated cult leader Charles Manson named Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme pointed a Colt .45-caliber handgun at Ford's stomach as he was shaking hands with well-wishers. [2]
. On 29 April and the morning of 30 April 1975 the American embassy in Saigon was evacuated, amidst chaotic scenes. Ford's presidency also saw the final withdrawal of American personnel from Vietnam, in 'Operation Frequent Wind'.

It is believed that approximately sixty Khmer Rouge soldiers were killed out of a land and sea force of about 300. In all phases of the operation, fifty service men were wounded and forty-one killed, including three men believed to have been left behind alive and subsequently executed and twenty-three Air Force personnel killed earlier while en route to the staging area at Utapao, Thailand. Ford dispatched Marines to rescue the crew, but the Marines landed on the wrong island and met unexpectedly stiff resistance just as, unknown to the US, the Mayaguez sailors were being released. In May 1975, shortly after the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia, Cambodians seized an American merchant ship, the Mayaguez, in international waters.

Ford also faced a foreign policy crisis with the Mayaguez Incident. Ford and Congress battled over legislation, with Ford vetoing scores of Democratic bills.
. In the aftermath of Watergate, the Democrats scored major gains in both the House and the Senate in the 1974 elections. The economic focus began to change as the country sank into a mild recession, and in March 1975, Ford and Congress signed into law income tax rebates to help boost the economy.

At the time inflation was around 7%, a relatively modest number in retrospect, but still enough to discourage investment and push capital overseas and into government bonds. However, most people recognized this as simply a public relations gimmick without offering any effective means of solving the underlying problem. In response to rising inflation, Ford went before the American public on television in October 1974 and asked them to "whip inflation now" (WIN); as part of this program, he urged people to wear "WIN" buttons. The economy was a great concern during the Ford administration.

Ford explained that he felt the pardon was in the best interests of the country; many historians believe it cost him the election in 1976. On September 8, 1974 Ford gave Nixon a full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he may have committed while President or, indeed, for anything else he might have done. On August 20 Ford nominated former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to fill the Vice Presidency he had vacated, again under the 25th Amendment. When Nixon then resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal on August 9, 1974, Ford assumed the presidency, proclaiming that "our long national nightmare is over".

He cited the many achievements of President Nixon and dismissed Watergate as a media event and a tragic sideshow. Ford traveled widely as Vice President and made many speeches defending the embattled President. Ford had long been one of President Nixon's most outspoken supporters (someone joked once that "He is one of the few people who not only admires Nixon, but actually likes him!"). The United States Senate voted 92 to 3 to confirm Ford on November 27, 1973 and on December 6, the House confirmed him 387 to 35.

After Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned during Richard Nixon's presidency, on October 10, 1973, Nixon nominated Ford to take Agnew's place, under the 25th Amendment - the first time it was applied. Ford made a speech charging Douglas with criminal activities and with promoting rebellion in his writings. Douglas, who was a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Ford also led an effort to impeach William O.

Many in the press jokingly called this "The Ev and Jerry Show". The two men proposed Republican alternatives to President Johnson's policies. Ford appeared on a televised series of press conferences with famed Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen that became very popular. Ford charged that the President was meddling in the war effort and not letting the military do its job.

He made a speech attacking Johnson's Vietnam war policies called "Why are we pulling our punches in Vietnam?". He often attacked the "Great Society" programs of President Lyndon Johnson as unneeded or wasteful. During the eight years (1965–1973) he served as Minority Leader, Ford won many friends in the House due to his fair leadership and inoffensive personality. Today Ford is the only surviving member of the Commission, and continues to stand behind its conclusions.

The Commission eventually concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in killing the President, a conclusion sometimes disparaged by conspiracy theorists as the "Lone Nut Theory". Kennedy. During his tenure, Ford was chosen to serve on the Warren Commission, a special task force set up to investigate the causes of, and quell rumors regarding the assassination of President John F. Ford won an award in 1961 as a "Congressman's Congressman" that praised his committee work on military budgets.

During his first campaign, he visited farmers and promised he would work on their farms and milk their cows if elected - a promise which he apparently fulfilled [1]. He always stayed in close touch with the people of Grand Rapids. Ford was very popular with the voters in his district and was always re-elected with 60% margins. Ford was a member of the House of Representatives for 24 years from 1949 to 1973, and became Minority Leader of the Republican Party in the House.

Ford spent the remainder of the war ashore and was discharged as a lieutenant commander in February 1946. The ship, which was severely damaged by the storm and a resulting fire, had to be taken out of service. He came within inches of being swept overboard while the storm raged. His closest call with death came not as a result of enemy fire, however, but during a vicious typhoon in the Philippine Sea in December 1944.

He was first assigned as athletic director and gunnery division officer, then as assistant navigator with the Monterey, which took part in most of the major operations in the South Pacific, including Truk, Saipan, and the Philippines. In the spring of 1943 he began service in the light aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26). After an orientation program at Annapolis, he became a physical fitness instructor at a pre- flight school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Naval Reserve receiving a commission as an ensign.

In April 1942 Ford joined the U.S. He is quoted for saying, "I am the first Eagle Scout President!". He always regarded this as one of his proudest accomplishments even after attaining the White House. Ford joined the Boy Scouts as a child and attained the highest rank of Eagle Scout.

Ford graduated from law school in 1941, having coached football and boxing part time to pay for school. This petition was circulated nationally and was the inspiration for America First, a group determined to keep America out of World War II. as they signed a petition to enforce the 1939 Neutrality Act. Douglas Stuart, Jr.

While at the Yale Law School, Ford joined a group of students led by R. After graduating the following spring, he turned down contract offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. (His number 48 jersey has since been retired by the school.) At Michigan he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and earned money for expenses by washing dishes at the fraternity house. A three-year letterman, Ford helped the Wolverines to undefeated seasons in 1932 and 1933 and was voted the team's most valuable player in 1934.

Ford grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan and starred as a center playing American football for the University of Michigan. Presidents to have been adopted. He and Democrat Bill Clinton are the only two U.S. His parents divorced two years after he was born, and his mother remarried to Gerald Ford, after whom he was renamed despite never being formally adopted by his step-father.

Ford was born to Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner in Omaha, Nebraska. . He will surpass Hoover if he lives to or beyond September 7, 2008. He also has the second longest retirement among presidents at 28 years, behind Herbert Hoover.

president. Should Ford live to or beyond November 11, 2006, he will become the longest-lived U.S. history. At present, Ford is the second longest-lived president in U.S.

President (after Ronald Reagan) to reach his 92nd birthday. On July 14, 2005, he became the second former U.S. As of 2005, he is the oldest living former President. Along with his own vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, he is one of only two people to have been appointed Vice President rather than elected.

When Nixon resigned on noon of August 9, 1974, Ford assumed the presidency. Instead, following the resignation of Spiro Agnew in 1973, he was nominated as Vice President by Richard Nixon and approved by both houses of Congress (not just the Senate, as is the procedure for Cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, and most other federal officials), in keeping with provisions of the 25th Amendment. He remains the only individual to serve as President without ever having been elected to either the presidency or vice presidency. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born July 14, 1913) (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., renamed after his mother's remarriage) was the fortieth (1973–1974) Vice President and the thirty-eighth (1974–1977) President of the United States.

The focus is on Soviet-American relations, including the Vladivostok summit, Helsinki Conference, Angola, detente, and the role of Henry Kissinger.]. 76-201. [Memoir - Information on his Ford administration work in the State Department and on the National Security Council staff appears on pp. New York: Random House, 1987.

Mortal Rivals: Superpower Relations From Nixon to Reagan. Hyland, William. Reprinted in Hersey's book "Aspects of the Presidency: Truman and Ford in Office," New Haven, Ticknor and Fields, 1980.]. Originally appeared in the "New York Times Magazine," April 20, 1975.

[A writer examines President Ford's activities during one week in March 1975. New York: Knopf, 1975. The President: A Minute-by-Minute Account of a Week in the Life of Gerald Ford. Hersey, John.

Chapters 7–16 concern his work as a White House Counsellor and supervisor of the speechwriting unit.]. Several chapters concern his work as an assistant to Congressman and Vice President Ford. [Memoir. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980.

Palace Politics: An Insider's Account of the Ford Years. Hartmann, Robert T. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1995. Ford.

The Presidency of Gerald R. Greene, John Robert. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992. The Limits of Power: The Nixon and Ford Administrations.

Greene, John Robert. Ford that took place at Hofstra University in April 1989.]. [Proceedings of a conference on the presidency of Gerald R. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.

Firestone and Alexej Ugrinsky. Ford and the Politics of Post-Watergate America, edited by Bernard J. Gerald R. Photographs selected by Audiovisual Archivist Ken Hafeli.].

Mackaman, Leesa Tobin, and David Horrocks of the Ford Library. [Sections written by Frank H. Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1994. Ford: Presidential Perspectives from the National Archives.

Gerald R. [Interviews with Ford administration officials.]. Lanham, MA: University Press of America, 1988. Portraits of American Presidents, VII.

Thompson. The Ford Presidency: Twenty-Two Intimate Perspectives of Gerald Ford, Edited by Kenneth W. [Memoir mainly concerning his presidency.]. New York: Harper & Row, 1979.

Ford. A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford, Gerald R. [A collection of speeches Ford delivered between 1965 and 1972 concerning politics and domestic and foreign affairs.].

Beatty, 1973. Arlington, VA: R.W. Selected Speeches. Ford, Gerald R.

The book emphasizes personal and family experiences rather than political events.]. Ford's memoir - chapters 22- 37 concern her husband's presidency. [Mrs. New York: Harper & Row, 1978.

The Times of My Life. Ford, Betty. Chapter 7 concerns his service as a Ford speechwriter, August 1974–February 1975.]. [Memoir.

New York: Doubleday, 1979. Fall in and Cheer. Coyne, John R. [Annual volumes reviewing activities or issues.].

Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1974-1976. Presidency. Congressional Quarterly, Inc. [Background on Ford's political career and legislative record prior to becoming President, including his statements on major issues.].

Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1974. President Ford: The Man and His Record. Congressional Quarterly, Inc. It covers the period from November 1974 to January 1976.].

[Memoir by a speechwriter for President Ford. Boulder, CO: Colorado Associated University Press, 1977. The Ford White House: Diary of a Speechwriter. Casserly, John J.

[Chapters 1-3 concern Ford's early life and election to Congress; chapters 4–7 his congressional career; chapters 8–11 Watergate; chapters 12–19 concern Ford's appointment as Vice President, his vice presidency, the move to impeach Richard Nixon, and the transition to the presidency; chapter 20 concerns the Nixon pardon; and chapter 21 is a summary of the Ford presidency.]. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. Ford's Appointment with History. Time and Chance: Gerald R.

Cannon, James. John Paul Stevens: 1975.