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Gerald R. Ford became President of the United States on August 9, 1974, under extraordinary circumstances. Owing to the Watergate scandal, Ford's predecessor, Richard Nixon, had resigned under the threat of congressional impeachment. Ford assumed leadership of a nation whose domestic economy and international prestige—both seemingly sound in ...
Jul 12, 2013 · Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer King, separated soon after his birth, and after they divorced his ...
Henry Kissinger was an American political scientist, who, as adviser for national security affairs and as secretary of state, was a major influence in the shaping of U.S. foreign policy from 1969 to 1976 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In 1973 he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize
GERALD R. FORD, the 38th President of the United States, was born LESLIE LYNCH KING, JR., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, NE. His parents separated 2 weeks after his birth, and his mother moved with him to Grand Rapids, MI, to live with her parents. On February 1, 1916, approximately 2 ...
August 09, 1974. Gerald R. Ford Event Timeline. August 09, 1974. Remarks on Taking the Oath of Office. August 09, 1974. Remarks Announcing Appointment of J.F. terHorst as Press Secretary to the President. August 10, 1974. Memorandums on the Transition of the Presidency. August 12, 1974.
Aug 28, 2023 · Ford Pardons Nixon. On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford granted a “full, free, and absolute pardon” to former President Richard Nixon. When Ford took the oath of office just a month earlier, he took over the presidency from an embattled Richard Nixon, who had just resigned as the 37th President of the United States due to the myriad ...
Dec 27, 2006 · Gerald R. Ford was thrust into the presidency in 1974 in the wake of the Watergate scandal, but lost his own bid for election after pardoning President Richard M. Nixon.
