Gerald Rudolph Ford
Michael Gerald Ford
He was born March 14, 1950 -. Michael studied at Wake Forest in North Carolina and then Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. In 1977, after ordination, he joined the ministerial staff of the Coalition for Christian Outreach at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1981 he was appointed student affairs director at Wake Forest University; Today, he is director of student development at Wake Forest University. He and his wife, Gayle, have three daughters, Sarah, Rebekah and Hannah.
John "Jack" Gardner Ford
He was born March 16, 1952- . As a young man in the White House, Jack Ford was pursued by the media wherever he went. In latter years he co-founded a successful business, California Infotech, which supplies electronic-information kiosks to malls. And in 1996 he was asked to serve as executive director of the host committee for the San Diego Republican Convention. Jack Ford married Juliann Felando in 1989. They have two sons and live in California.
Steven Meigs Ford
He was born May 19, 1956 -. Steve Ford was seventeen when his father became president and immediately went west, working on the professional rodeo circuit as a cowboy team roper and taking bit parts as an actor. Steve had a guest appearance on a television soap opera that turned into a lifetime career. He played "Andy Richards" on the Emmy-award winning daytime show. He appeared in dozens of films with Hollywood's most famous stars from Al Pacino to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Steve was Meg Ryan's boyfriend in the film When Harry Met Sally and most recently a soldier in Black Hawk Down. He owns his own ranch in San Luis Obispo, California, and has owned and bred thoroughbred racehorses. He is also in demand as a corporate motivational speaker and serves on the board of directors for the President Gerald R. Ford Museum. He has never married and has no children.
Susan Ford Vance Bales
She was born July 6, 1957 -. Susan Ford, the only presidential daughter to have her senior prom in the White House, wrote a monthly column for Seventeen magazine during her father's term in office. She studied photography with the great Ansel Adams. Her photo credits include work with Associated Press, Newsweek, Ladies' Home Journal and numerous film projects. She recently wrote and published a mystery novel entitled Double Exposure: A First Daughter Mystery, giving an inside look at life in the White House from a "first daughter detective" viewpoint. When her mother was suffering with alcoholism, Susan helped put the first lady on the road to recovery. It was a healing that would lead to the establishment of The Betty Ford. Susan serves with her mother as board member of the Center. She is a past National Spokesperson for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and now lives with her two daughters and husband Vaden Bales in the Southwest.
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