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
In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.
I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.
If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.
I am determined to seek self-sufficiency in energy as an urgent national priority. My goal is to make America independent of foreign energy sources by 1985.
I am the first to admit that I am no great orator or no person that got where I have gotten by any William Jennings Bryan technique.
I have always felt that the real purpose of government is to enhance the lives of people and that a leader can best do that by restraining government in most cases instead of enlarging it at every opportunity.
I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.
Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?... Let us show that we can temper together those opposite elements of liberty and restraint into one consistent whole. Let us set an example for the world of a law-abiding America glorying in its freedom as well as its respect for law.
Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.
I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.
Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.
It feels like getting a back massage from the Grim Reaper: one must get comfortable with the most horrifying things in the world.
I can assure you the National Federation is an organization of Republican women whose power, prestige, perception, and purpose will never be underestimated by anyone.
I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.