Michael Gerald Ford

Michael Gerald Ford
Michael Ford at the unveiling of a model of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) at the Pentagon in January 2007
Born	(1950-03-14) March 14, 1950
Alma mater	Wake Forest University (BA, 1972) Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv, 1977)
Spouse(s)	Gayle Ann Brumbaugh (m. 1974)
Children	Sarah Joyce Ford-Goodfellow Rebekah Elizabeth Ford-Cooke Hannah Gayle Ford
Parent(s)	Gerald Ford Betty Ford
Relatives	John Gardner Ford (brother) Steven Ford (brother) Susan Ford Bales (sister) Charles Henry King (great-grandfather) Gerald Ford, Sr. (step-grandfather) Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford (grandmother) Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (biological grandfather) Thomas Gardner Ford (half-uncle)

Michael Gerald Ford (born March 14, 1950) is the oldest of four children of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and Betty Ford. Prior to his birth, Ford's mother wanted to name him after his father. However, Ford's father had always disliked being called "Junior" and he refused to "inflict the nickname on any son." The Fords settled on his name as a compromise.^[1] Ford noted during his paternal grandmother's funeral that he saw his father cry for the first time.^[2]

He is a minister, and leads the Office of Student Development, which oversees all student organizations at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is an alumnus of Wake Forest (BA, 1972) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv, 1977) He was the president of Sigma Chi while a student at WFU. President Ford, when he was still in Congress, spoke at his son's commencement.

References

Wead, Doug, All the President's Children, Atria Books, New York, 2003, ISBN 0-7434-4631-3
Cannon, James (2013). Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0472116041.

↑ Cannon, p. 81.
↑ Cannon, p. 91.

Gerald R. Ford

38th President of the United States (1974–1977) 40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974) U.S. Representative for MI-5 (1949–1973)

Presidency (timeline)	Inauguration Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974 Education for All Handicapped Children Act Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control Helsinki Accords National Security Study Memorandum 200 Nixon pardon Whip inflation now Wilson desk Assassination attempts (Sacramento San Francisco) State of the Union Addresses (1975 1976) Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments Supreme Court candidates controversies

Life	Early life Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home Gerald R. Ford Jr. House Warren Commission AEI World Forum Death and state funeral Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

Elections	United States House of Representatives elections, 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 Republican Party presidential primaries, 1976 1980 Republican National Convention, 1976 1980 United States presidential election, 1976

Legacy	Gerald R. Ford International Airport Gerald R. Ford Award Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Ford House Office Building USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Gerald R. Ford Freeway U.S. Postage stamps

Family	Betty Ford (spouse Betty Ford Center) Michael Gerald Ford (son) John Gardner Ford (son) Steven Meigs Ford (son) Susan Ford Bales (daughter) Dorothy Gardner Ford (mother) Gerald Rudolff Ford (stepfather) Leslie Lynch King Sr. (biological father) Thomas Gardner Ford (maternal half-brother) Charles Henry King (paternal grandfather) Liberty (family dog)

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