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____ was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. In 1942, ____ enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve. At the age of 19, ____ became the youngest pilot in the Navy. On August 7, 1974, ____ delivered the letter that requested Richard Nixon's resignation. At the Republican national convention former President Ford was briefly considered for Reagan's running mate as a "copresident," but ____ was the final choice. For the first time in 60 years an outgoing president was succeeded by a member of his own party through an election, and ____ became the forty-first president of the United States. In December 1990, ____ secured UN Security Council approval of a resolution authorizing the alliance to use force to liberate Kuwait if Hussein had not withdrawn his occupation forces by Jan. 15, 1991. Less than 17 hours after the deadline, an international force led by the United States launched air and missile attacks on Iraq and Iraq-occupied Kuwait on Jan. 16, 1991.
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