Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 until President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974. He was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew on October 10, 1973. Becoming president upon Richard Nixon's departure on...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth14 July 1913
CountryUnited States of America
I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.
Ronald Reagan was an excellent leader of our nation during challenging times at home and abroad.
Real assistance is to help people to help themselves. We can't do everything for everybody, but there is room for all who try to make it.
It's more like it is now than it ever has been.
Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on, or someone must write "The End" to it. I have concluded that only I can do that. And if I can, I must.
Ronald Regan doesn't dye his hair - he's just prematurely orange.
The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election.
Government exists to create and preserve conditions in which people can translate their ideas into practical reality. In the best of times, much is lost in translation. But we try.
I had a life-long ambition to be a professional baseball player, but nobody would sign me.
The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.
We . . . declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers.
It is good to be back in the Peoples House. But this cannot be a real homecoming. Under the Constitution, I now belong to the executive branch. The Supreme Court has even ruled that I am the executive branchhead, heart, and hand.
Humor can help you to disagree without being disagreeable. The key in democracy is not necessarily that we agree, but that we participate....Despite all the heavy problems- domestic and international- there is humor. Humor transcends partisanship.
In baseball when they say you're out, you're out. It's the same way in politics.