President Gerald R. Ford was the son of Leslie Lynch King and his wife Dorothy Ayer Gardner, who divorced soon after the birth of their only child. Their son was known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr., until his mother married Gerald R. Ford, Sr. in 1916, after which he went by the name Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

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H0020-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) holding a fishing rod, poses for portrait. February 1915.	H0005-3. Dorothy Ayer Gardner. 1915.
H0021-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) seated on a bicycle, poses with his cousin Gardner James and two unidentified girls.	H0021-2. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and two unidentified girls.
H0021-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) plays in front of his house with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and two unidentified girls. 1915.	H0021-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and two unidentified girls. 1915.
H0028-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and two unidentified girls. 1915.	H0023-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) stands in front of his home. 1915.
H0023-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) as a toddler. 1915.	H0067-13. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses while sitting on a table. 1915.
H0027-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses with two Boston Terriers. 1915.	H0003-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.). 1915. Note - There is some question as to whether this is really Gerald R. Ford. It may be his half-brother Tom Ford, in which case the date would be ca. 1920.

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