[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15493-15494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 405--HONORING FORMER PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD ON THE 
  OCCASION OF HIS 91ST BIRTHDAY AND EXTENDING THE BEST WISHES OF THE 
             SENATE TO FORMER PRESIDENT FORD AND HIS FAMILY

  Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Hatch) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 405

       Whereas Gerald Rudolph Ford was born on July 14, 1913;
       Whereas Gerald R. Ford is the only person from the State of 
     Michigan to have served as President of the United States;
       Whereas Gerald R. Ford graduated from the University of 
     Michigan where he was a star center on the football team and 
     later turned down offers to play in the National Football 
     League;

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       Whereas Gerald R. Ford attended Yale University Law School 
     and graduated in the top 25 percent of his class while also 
     working as a football coach;
       Whereas in 1942, Gerald R. Ford joined the United States 
     Navy Reserves and served valiantly on the U.S.S. Monterey in 
     the Philippines during World War II, surviving a heavy storm 
     during which he came within inches of being swept overboard;
       Whereas the U.S.S. Monterey earned 10 battle stars, awarded 
     for participation in battle, while Gerald R. Ford served on 
     the ship;
       Whereas Gerald R. Ford was released to inactive duty in 
     1946 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander;
       Whereas in 1948, Gerald R. Ford was elected to the House of 
     Representatives where he served with integrity for 25 years;
       Whereas in 1963, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Gerald 
     R. Ford to the Warren Commission investigating the 
     assassination of President John F. Kennedy;
       Whereas from 1965 to 1973, Gerald R. Ford served as 
     minority leader of the House of Representatives;
       Whereas from 1974 to 1976, Gerald R. Ford served as the 
     38th President of the United States, taking office at a dark 
     hour in the history of the United States and restoring the 
     faith of the people of the United States in the Presidency 
     through his wisdom, courage, and integrity;
       Whereas in 1975, the United States signed the Final Act of 
     the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 
     commonly known as the ``Helsinki Agreement'', which ratified 
     post-World War II European borders and supported human 
     rights;
       Whereas since leaving the Presidency, Gerald R. Ford has 
     been an international ambassador of American goodwill, a 
     noted scholar and lecturer, and a strong supporter of the 
     Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of 
     Michigan, which was named for the former President in 1999;
       Whereas Gerald R. Ford was awarded the Congressional Gold 
     Medal in 1999; and
       Whereas on July 14, 2004, Gerald R. Ford will celebrate his 
     91st birthday: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate honors former President Gerald R. 
     Ford on the occasion of his 91st birthday and extends its 
     congratulations and best wishes to former President Ford and 
     his family.

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