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  1. Sep 21, 2024 · Gerald Ford was the 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. He was the only U.S. chief executive who had not been elected president or vice president.

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      Gerald Ford Gerald Ford being sworn in as U.S. president,...

  2. 2 days ago · John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, ... Gerald Ford (1913–2006) [67] August 9, 1974 [u] ...

  3. Oct 1, 2024 · Gerald Ford remains the only person who became commander-in-chief without being elected either president or vice-president. He also made perhaps one of the most consequential decisions by any US president – pardoning his predecessor Richard Nixon. Let’s take a closer look at the 38th President of the United States

  4. Oct 6, 2024 · Ford became the first, and so far the only, person to become President without winning a general election for President or Vice President. His unexpected rise to power came after the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Gerald R. Ford was the 38th president of the United States and the only president from ...

  5. 1 day ago · (Left to right) President Richard Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, Betty Ford and Representative Gerald Ford after President Nixon nominated Ford to be vice president, October 13, 1973. Prior to the ratification of the Twenty-fifth Amendment in 1967, no constitutional provision existed for filling an intra-term vacancy in the vice presidency.

  6. 3 days ago · In October 1973, the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew made House Speaker Carl Albert first in line to succeed President Richard Nixon – but only briefly, as Gerald Ford was sworn in as vice president on December 6, 1973. [50]

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  8. Oct 3, 2024 · Gerald Ford 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. Henry Kissinger remained secretary of state and ...