Born: July 14, 1913

Died: December 24, 2006

First Lady: Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Bloomer Warren Ford

Political Party: Republican

Presidential Term: August 9, 1974 to January 1977

Famous Quote: “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.”

Timeline

1935 Graduated from University of Michigan

1941 Graduated from Yale Law School

1942-1946 Served in the navy during World War II

1948 Married Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Bloomer Warren

1949-1973 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

1963-1964 Member of the Warren Commission

1973-1974 Vice president of the United States under President Nixon

1974-1977 Thirty-eighth president of the United States