Gerald R. Ford
38th President
Born: 1913 Died: Served: 1974 - 1977

Vice-President Nelson A. Rockefeller
Political Party Republican
College Yale
Occupation Lawyer
Birthplace Omaha, Nebraska
Place of Burial

Pop Quiz Facts

* 1973: Named by President Nixon as vice president following resignation of Spiro T. Agnew.
* 1974: Inaugurated as president following the resignation of Richard M. Nixon.
* 1974: Pardons Nixon of any crimes that might have been committed in Watergate scandal.
* 1976: Loses election to Jimmy Carter.

Interesting Facts

* When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."
* Both Ford and his wife Betty had been models before their marriage.
* Running for Congress in 1948, Ford campaigned on his wedding day.
* He was the first president to release to the public a full report of his medical checkup.
* Ford was the only president whose two assassination attempts against him were made by women.

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