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Ford was born John Martin "Jack" Feeney (though he later often gave his given names as Seán Aloysius, sometimes with surname O'Feeny or Ó Fearna; an Irish language equivalent of Feeney) in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, to John Augustine Feeney and Barbara "Abbey" Curran, on February 1, 1894, [9] (though he occasionally said 1895 and that date is erroneously inscribed on his tombstone). [10]
Gerald Ford. Confirmed Vice President. Nelson Rockefeller. On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon (a Republican) was forced to resign amid the Watergate scandal. Vice President Gerald Ford ascended to the presidency, leaving the office of vice president vacant. Under the terms of the 25th Amendment, a vice presidential vacancy is filled ...
Ford won the approval of both houses by huge margins, and was sworn in as the 40th vice president of the United States on December 6, 1973. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On August 9, 1974, Ford ascended to the presidency after the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Nixon, becoming the only president in American history to have never been ...
41, [163] Papa Bush, [164] Bush 41, Bush Senior, Senior, and similar names that were used after his son George W. Bush became the 43rd president, to differentiate between the two; Little Pop, because he was named after a grandfather [165] Poppy, a nickname used from childhood on. [166] [167]
Harold Ford Jr. Harold Eugene Ford Jr. (born May 11, 1970) [ 1] is an American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. Congressman who served from 1997 to 2007 in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from Tennessee's 9th congressional district, centered in Memphis. He is a member of ...
William Thomas Sadler (born April 13, 1950) [1] is an American stage, film, and television actor. His television and motion picture roles have included Chesty Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption, Senator Vernon Trent in Hard to Kill, Death in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and Bill & Ted Face ...
August 17 – President Ford signs his first piece of legislation, The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Act, with the goal of protecting forest resources, among other goals. [4] August 15–18 – President Ford hosts King Hussein of Jordan. He is the first foreign head of state to be received by President Ford.
John Ford filmography. John Ford with portrait and Academy Award, circa 1946. John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. [ 1] During this time he directed more than 140 films; however, nearly all of his silent films are lost. Born in Maine, Ford entered the filmmaking industry shortly after ...