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Apr 27, 2024 · Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States (1974–77), who, as the 40th vice president, had succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under the process decreed by the Twenty-fifth Amendment.
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Ford began his political career in 1949 as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 5th congressional district, serving in this capacity for nearly 25 years, the final nine of them as the House minority leader.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the nation’s only unelected president and vice president, served thirteen terms in Congress before rising to national attention in 1973, when President Richard Nixon nominated him as vice president.
Gerald R. Ford. Herbert S. Parmet. AT noon on 9 August 1974, the day on which President Nixon resigned, everyone in the East Room of the White House rose as Chief Justice Warren Burger entered. Then came Vice President and Mrs. Gerald Ford.
Dec 27, 2006 · Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States after Richard Nixon was forced to resign by the Watergate scandal.
Gerald Ford, who had never entered a national election, succeeded to both the vice presidency and the presidency without having received a single vote.
Dec 26, 2006 · 1974 – 1977. At a Glance Video Search Life Portrait Survey Result. Gerald Ford is the only person to have reached the Oval Office without being elected president or vice president. Without...
