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Gerald Ford's tenure as the 38th president of the United States began on August 9, 1974, upon the resignation of president Richard Nixon, and ended on January 20, 1977. Ford, a Republican from Michigan , had been appointed vice president since December 6, 1973, following the resignation of Spiro Agnew from that office.
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Ford succeeded to the presidency when Nixon resigned in...
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President Gerald Ford directed U.S. foreign policy from 1974...
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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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The Oral History Project of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation interviews former White House staff, cabinet and administration members who worked with President Gerald R. Ford. Learn about their roles, experiences and insights from the Gerald R. Ford Oral History Project.
Gerald Ford being sworn in as U.S. president, August 9, 1974. Ford’s was essentially a caretaker government. He had no mandate and no broad political base, his party was tainted by Watergate, and he angered many when he granted Nixon an unconditional pardon on September 8, 1974.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the nation’s only unelected president and vice president, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 14, 1913, the year his parents, Leslie and Dorothy King, divorced.
