article_snippet: Richard Ford was instrumental in bringing the Ford Presidential Museum to downtown Grand Rapids in the early 1980s.
article_snippet: Richard Ford was born June 3, 1924 in Grand Rapids and lived with the family at houses on Union Street and Lake Drive before moving to East Grand Rapids.
article_snippet: Richard Ford attended the University of Michigan.
article_snippet: Richard Ford was president from 1947 to 1977.
article_snippet: Richard Ford was a congressman from Michigan Michigan before becoming vice president in 1973.
article_snippet: Richard Ford was president from August 1974 to 1977 after Richard Nixon's resignation.