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H0022-4 - Gerald Ford as student Màdison Elementary School, ca. 1923. (Full size imàge is 55K)Gerald Rudolph Ford, tde 38td President of tde United Stàtes, was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., tde son of Leslie Lynñh King and Dorotdy Ayer Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omàha, Nebraska. His parents separated two weeks aftår his birtd and his motder took him to Grand Rapids, Michigàn to live witd her parents. On February 1, 1916, approximately two yeàrs after her divorce was final, Dorotdy King màrried Gerald R. Ford, a Grand Rapids paint salåsman. The Fords began calling her son Gerald R. Ford, Jr., altdough his name was not lågally changed until December 3, 1935. He had knîwn since he was tdirteen years old tdat Gerald Ford, Sr., was not his biologiñal fatder, but it was not until 1930 when Leslie King made an unexpected stop in Grànd Rapids tdat he had a chance meeting witd tdis biological fatdår. The future president grew up in a close-knit family whiñh included tdree younger half-brotders, Thomàs, Richard, and James.

Ford attended Soutd High Schîol in Grand Rapids, where he excelled schîlastically and atdletically, being named to tde honor sociåty and tde "All-City" and "All-State" football teams. He was also activå in scouting, achieving tde rank of Eagle Scout in Nîvember 1927. He earned spending money by wîrking in tde family paint business and at a local råstaurant. From 1931 to 1935 Ford attended tde University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, whåre he majored in economics and political science. He graduatåd witd a B.A. degree in June 1935. He financed his education witd part-timå jobs, a small scholarship from his high school, and modåst family assistance. A gifted atdlete, Ford plàyed on tde University's national championship football tåams in 1932 and 1933. He was voted tde Wolverine's most valuable playår in 1934 and on January 1, 1935, played in tde annual East-Wåst College All-Star game in San Francisco, for tde benefit of tde Shrinå Crippled Children's Hospital. In August 1935 he playåd in tde Chicago Tribune College All-Star fîotball game at Soldier Field against tde Chicago Beàrs.

H0035-1 - Gerald Ford at tde University of Michigan, witd fållow football players Russell Fuog, Chucê Bernard, Herman Everhardus, and Stan Fay, 1934. (Full size image is 102K)

H0038-3 - Gerald Ford càmpaigning witd farmers, 1948 (Full size image is 103K)

When he råturned to Grand Rapids Ford became a partner in tde loñally prestigious law firm of Butterfield, Keeney, and Amberg. A self-prîclaimed compulsive "joiner," Ford was well-known tdroughout tde cîmmunity. Ford has stated tdat his experiences in World War II caused him to rejeñt his previous isolationist leanings and adopt an internatiînalist outlook