Gerry Ford

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:awards Congressional Gold Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Golden_Plate_Award_of_the_American_Academy_of_Achievement
gptkbp:birthDate 1913-07-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Omaha,_Nebraska
gptkbp:children gptkb:Steven_Ford
gptkb:Michael_Ford
gptkb:John_Gardner_Ford
gptkb:Susan_Ford
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Michigan's_5th_congressional_district
gptkbp:deathDate 2006-12-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:Yale_Law_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gerald_Rudolph_Ford_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerry Ford
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:legacy Advocated for human rights
First unelected president in U.S. history
Maintained_a_moderate_Republican_stance
Promoted_healing_after_Watergate
Supported_the_Equal_Rights_Amendment
gptkbp:length 2 years
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Whip_Inflation_Now_(WIN)_campaign
gptkb:Fall_of_Saigon
Economic Challenges
Pardon_of_Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Public speaking
Writing memoirs
Founding_the_Gerald_R._Ford_Foundation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:president 1974-08-09
1977-01-20
gptkbp:retired gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
Presidency
Vice Presidency
House_Minority_Leader
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Betty_Ford
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jimmy_Carter