Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977. In the Republican presidential primary campaign of 1976, Ford defeated former California Governor Ronald Reagan for the Republican nomination. He narrowly lost the presidential election to the Democratic challenger, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. Ford was involved in the Boy Scouts of America, and earned that program's highest rank, Eagle Scout. He narrowly lost the presidential election to the Democratic challenger, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. Ford was involved in the Boy Scouts of America, and earned that program's highest rank, Eagle Scout. Although the ship was not damaged by the Empire of Japan's forces, the Monterey was one of several ships damaged by Typhoon Cobra that hit Admiral William Halsey's Third Fleet on December 18–19, 1944.
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