Gerald Ford was our 38th president. He was born July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. As a child he lived alone with his mother and grandmother because his biological father had threatened his mother soon after he was born. His mother remarried and then moved in with his new stepfather. In his early years as a child he became a Boy Scout and achieved the highest rank as an Eagle Scout. In high school he was very athletic. He was the captain of the high school football team and finally learned about his biological father at the age of 17. He then attended the University of Michigan on a football scholarship and majored in economics. After graduation he received many contract offers from NFL scouts. Unfortunately he wanted to extend his education, so he rejected offers to take a coaching job at Yale University of Law and continue his studies there. He began his political career in 1940. He was a volunteer for Windell Wilkies' presidential campaign in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A year later he graduated from Yale Law School at the top of his class. He graduated earning money...