"Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., on July 14, 1913, the only child of Leslie and Dorothy Gardner King. His parents were divorced in 1915. His mother moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., and married Gerald R. Ford. The boy was renamed for his stepfather."
Not exactly.
Actually, yes, exactly.
He was a baby when he moved here. He grew up here, and Grand Rapids has always been his home town. He selected it for his presidential museum, which is in the heart of downtown.
Grand Rapids is proud to have him.
Becki
It has always interested me how many presidents did not have fathers. Some didn't have their birth names.
Clinton's name was Blythe,,or they say so.
Nixons father died young I do believe.
LBJ's father died when Johnson was a baby I do believe.
Ford had a step father's name.
I don't know about Carters father.
It just seems like not having a father may do something that sometimes results in great ambition.