August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977
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VICE
PRESIDENT
Nelson A. Rockefeller |
FIRST
LADY
Elizabeth "Betty" Ford |
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BORN: July 14, 1913 at Omaha, Nebraska |
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BIRTH NAME: Leslie Lynch King, Jr. - NICKNAME: "Jerry" |
| CHILDREN: 3 Sons, 1 Daughter |
| MILITARY SERVICE: U.S. Naval
Lieutenant Commander, World War II |
| PROFESSION: Attorney |
| POLITICAL PARTY: Republican |
| HOME STATE: Michigan |
| POLITICAL OFFICES:
U.S. Representative (Speaker of House), Vice President |
| DIED: December 26, 2006 (At
age of 93 years/165 days our longest-lived President) |
| BURIED
AT: Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| *Gerald
Ford was the only person ever to become president without being elected to the
executive office. He first became Vice President upon the resignation of Spiro
Agnew, then President when Richard Nixon resigned. |
"I assume
the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances. This is an hour of history that
troubles our minds and hurts our hearts." Gerald Ford upon taking the Oath of Office
"For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my
predecessor (Gerald Ford) for all he has done to heal our land."
President Jimmy Carter in his inaugural address upon replacing President Ford |
