Full name: Gerald Rudolph Ford; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.

Born: July 14, 1913

Parents: Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Gardner King Ford; Gerald Rudolf Ford (stepfather)

Spouse: Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Bloomer Warren (1918-; m. 1948)

Children: Michael Gerald (1950- ); John (Jack) Gardner (1952- ); Steven Meigs (1956- ); Susan Elizabeth (1957- )

Religion: Episcopalian

Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1935); Yale University Law School (LL.B., 1941)

Occupation: Attorney

Government positions: U.S. representative from Michigan; vice president under Richard Nixon

Political party: Republican

Dates as president: August 9, 1974-January 20, 1977

Age upon taking office: 61