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Biography explores Gerald Ford's early years

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Gerald Ford was the only President who came from Michigan. Biographer Rick Boorem focuses on a time of President Ford’s life far removed from the pressures of the Presidency.  His book is called ‘Young Jerry Ford, Athlete and Citizen.’Boorem tells Current State that writing about the early years of Presidents helps him get "behind the hype" to discover what kind of people they really are.

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