SWAN (Southwest Area) in Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gerald R. Ford

1913 - 2006

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2023

1. Gerald R. Ford Marker

Inscription. President of the United States
1974 -1977
Vice President of the United States
1973 - 1974
United States House of Representatives
1949 - 1973
United States Navy
1942 - 1946

I am acutely aware
that you have not elected me
as your president with your ballots,
and so I ask you to confirm me
as your president with your prayers.
I have not campaigned for either
the presidency or the vice presidency.
I am indebted to no man,
and only to one woman - my dear wife -
as I begin this very difficult job.
- President Gerald R. Ford
Swearing-in Address
August 9, 1974

God has been good to America,
especially during difficult times.
At the time of the Civil War,
He gave us Abraham Lincoln.
And at the time of Watergate,
He gave us Gerald Ford -
the right man at the right time
who was able to put our nation
back together again.
- The Honorable Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

Our Constitution works; our great
republic is a government of laws
and not of men, here the people rule.
- President Gerald R. Ford
Swearing-in Address
August 9, 1974

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

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In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #38 Gerald R. Ford, Jr. series list.

Location. 42° 58.084′ N, 85° 40.618′ W. Marker is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County. It is in the SWAN (Southwest Area). It can be reached from Pearl Street Northwest. Statue is at the entrance to the Gerald R. Ford Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Rapids MI 49504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Betty Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Legacy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Grand Legacy (about 300 feet away); Final Resting Place of Gerald R. Ford (about 400 feet away); The Great Furniture Strike of 1911