Conversation so far:
When did Ford run for office?
1948.
What office?
Ford was a member of the House of Representatives.
Who did he run against?
urged him to take on Bartel J.
Jonkman.
Did he win by a large margin?
To sit up there and be the head honcho of 434 other people and have the responsibility.

Question: Did he make any major decisions during this time?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Gerald Ford make any major decisions while in the House of Representatives?