Gerald Ford was born in 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. He took his stepfather's last name after his parents divorced. Ford played football in college and became a lawyer in Grand Rapids. He was elected to Congress in 1949 as a Republican and served for 25 years. Ford became Vice President in 1973 after Spiro Agnew resigned and became President in 1974 when Nixon resigned. As President, Ford pardoned those who evaded the Vietnam draft in an effort to heal the nation. He lost his reelection bid in 1976 to Jimmy Carter.

1. Gerald Ford

2. July 14 1913

3. Omaha, NE

5. Boy Scout, Football player and Cheerleader and became an assistant coach to Yale's football team while attending law school there