Gerald J. Ford (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gerald J. Ford is a successful Texas banker known for buying and selling thrift banks. Ford bought his first bank in 1975 for $1.2 million and later sold it for a profit of $80 million. One of Ford's most successful transactions occurred in 2002 when he sold California-based Golden State Bancorp to Citigroup for $6 billion; his personal stake is now worth more than $1.1 billion. Ford has been a member of the SMU Board of Trustees since 1992.