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Ford, Gerald R.


United States, Political Person    (1913-07-14 to 2006-12-26)
• Lawyer, politician. Episcopalian.
Relationships
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
MemberCFR
 
FellowAmerEntInst
 
MemberOrderDeMolay
 
MemberUSPresident
 
OfficerUSVicePres
 
MemberBohemianClub
 
MemberWarrenComm
 
MemberMasonUSA
 
MemberUSHouse
 
OfficerUSNavyDept
 
StudentYaleUniv
 
StudentUofMI
 
Life ofFordGR
 
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Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)   (Member of, 1982 to 2006) -- Duck | Google | Bing
American Enterprise Institute (AEI)   (Fellow of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Masonic Order of DeMolay   (Member of, 1975-04 to 2006-12-26) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1974-04 : Elected Member of the International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay and Honorary Grand Master
U.S. President   (Member of, 1974-08-09 to 1976) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Assumed office when Nixon resigned over Watergate affair. Granted Nixon a pardon a month later. (See: White House bio)
U.S. Vice-President   (Officer of, 1973-12-06 to 1974-08-07) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Appointed by Nixon when Spiro Agnew resigned the office. Followed provisions of 25th Amendment, which Ford had helped to enact.
Bohemian Club   (Member of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• An attendee of Bohemian Grove.
Warren Commission on JFK Assassination   (Member of, 1963-11-29 to 1964-09-24) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Masonic Grand Lodge (USA)   (Member of, 1949-09-30 to 2006-12-26) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1949-09-30 : Initiated in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• 1962-09-26 : Appointed Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33 deg, and Honorary Member, Supreme Council A.A.S.R. Northern Jurisdiction [Scottish Rite] at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. House of Representatives   (Member of, 1949 to 1973) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Michigan (Rep) (See: House bio)
U.S. Department of the Navy   (Officer of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Yale University   (Student of, 1938 to 1941) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Law school graduate.
University of Michigan   (Student of, 1932 to 1935) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Football scholarship.