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Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on July 14, 1913. He changed his name to Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. after his mother remarried and he was adopted by his stepfather in 1916. The name change symbolized his new family identity and was legally adopted in 1935 when he became an adult.

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