They then called her son `` Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr. '' The future president was never formally adopted , however , and he did not legally change his name until December 3 , 1935 ; he also used a more conventional spelling of his middle name .
They then called her son `` Gerald Rudolff Ford , Jr. '' The future president was never formally adopted , however , and he did not legally change his name until December 3 , 1935 ; he also used a more conventional spelling of his middle name .