Facts About President Gerald Ford
President Ford was before my time, but his death got me interested in his life. So I did a quick Google Search and came up with some interesting facts that most people my age wouldn’t know.
Ford was an Eagle Scout.
Among his first jobs, mowing lawns, handling concessions at an amusement park and flipping burgers at a restaurant.
He turned down the NFL (Packers and Lions).
He was the only president never elected to the presidency or the vice-presidency. (The president fact I knew, but I didn’t think about the fact that he replaced Spiro Agnew.)
His favorite meal was pot roast and red cabbage — followed by a dessert of butter pecan ice cream.
Ford pardoned Nixon on Sept. 8, 1974, for any crime he may have committed in office, an act that stunned the nation and stirred enduring controversy. He denied making any deal with Nixon.
He survived two assassination attempts on President Ford, both by women.
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January 2, 2007 7:51 pm 
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