Gerald Ford Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King on July 14, 1913 to Dorothy Gardner King and Leslie King. In 1915 during WW1 his parents got a divorce and his mother went home to her parent's house in Grand Rapids. Shortly after she was home she met Gerald R. Ford and was married. They ...

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment The twenty-fifth amendment, which states that the Vice President replaces the President in case of death and replacements in case of future deaths or disabling illnesses progresses onward in rank, seems like common sense to most people. This amendment is obviously nece...

What do Senator Bill Bradley, the first man on the moon Neil Armstrong, President Gerald R. Ford, film maker Steve Speilberg and me all have in common? We are all Eagle Scouts. Since 1911, more than one million Boy Scouts have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest advancement rank in Scouting...

Economic Policies of Gerald Ford In 1974, there was a large rise in oil prices which gave a large amount of purchasing power to the oil-producing companies. "Inflation, strong demands for credit, and the unwillingness of the monetary authorities to underwrite a continued accelerat...

The Women's Rights Movement happened years ago, but we cannot forget about the sacrifices that those women made back then so that the women today could enjoy those freedoms that they worked so hard at obtaining. There were many women that did their part in gaining women's freedom all aro...

Reagan, Ronald Wilson (1911- ), 40th president of the United States (1981-1989) Leonard Park Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. In a family of 3 boys he was the youngest. His father was a traveling shoe salesman. Reagan's mother taught Reagan how to read at an early age, which heavily...

PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS In recent weeks, there have been controversies concerning presidential pardons. These controversies are causing people to think that the President has too much authority by being able to grant a pardon or clemency to a person. One of the most controversial is the p...

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You are running down the street with your best friend not too far behind. You manage to round the corner, but you hear your friend trip. Suddenly a shot rings out. Your friend screams. You continue to run, but look back and see the man who was following you pull out a large knife. ...

Ronald Reagan had a very successful life. He was the 40th president of the United States (1981-1989). He was an actor for 30 years before he became involved with politics and starred in more than 50 movies. Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan was raised by his traveli...

Had Richard M. Nixon not resigned as President of the United States on August 9th, 1974, he would have been impeached and removed from office. In June of 1972, a group of men hired by Nixon's reelection committee was caught breaking into the offices of the Democratic national headquarters in the W...

The Watergate Scandal On the surface the political career of President Richard Nixon it would not seem out of the ordinary from the career of any other politician in history. That is to say, up until the advent of the hugely publicized Watergate scandal, during which he became the first U.S. ch...