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Gerald Ford

Order: 38th President
Term of Office: August 9, 1974January 20, 1977
Predecessor: Richard M. Nixon
Successor: James E. Carter
Date of Birth: Monday, July 14, 1913
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska
First Lady: Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (Bloomer) Ford
Profession: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
Vice PresidentThe Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who is "a heartbeat from the presidency. As first in the presidential line of succession, the Vice President becomes the new Presi: Nelson A. RockefellerNelson Rockefeller Order 41st Vice President Term of Office December 19, 1974 January 20, 1977 Followed Gerald Ford Succeeded by Walter Mondale Date of Birth July 8, 1908 Place of Birth Bar Harbor, Maine Wife Margaretta "Happy" Rockefeller Profession Gove
Order: 40th Vice President
Term of Office: December 6December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining. Events: 1534 Spanish found Quito, Ecuador 1768 First edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica is published 1790 United States Congress mov, 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate ledAugust 9, 1974
Predecessor: Spiro T. AgnewSpiro Agnew Order 39th Vice President Term of Office January 20, 1969 October 10, 1973 Followed Hubert Humphrey Succeeded by Gerald Ford Date of Birth November 9, 1918 Place of Birth Baltimore, Maryland Date of Death September 17, 1996 Place of Death Berl
Successor: Nelson A. RockefellerNelson Rockefeller Order 41st Vice President Term of Office December 19, 1974 January 20, 1977 Followed Gerald Ford Succeeded by Walter Mondale Date of Birth July 8, 1908 Place of Birth Bar Harbor, Maine Wife Margaretta "Happy" Rockefeller Profession Gove
PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th: Richard M. Nixon

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born July 14, 1913) (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., renamed after adoption) was the fortieth ( 19731974) Vice President and the thirty-eighth ( 19741977) President of the United States. He remains the only individual to serve as President without ever having been elected to either the presidency or vice presidency. Along with Nelson Rockefeller, he is one of only two people to serve as Vice President after being appointed. As of 2004, he is the oldest living former President, outliving one of his successors, Ronald Reagan, the longest-lived American president. On July 14, 2004, he became the second former US President (after Reagan) to reach his 91st birthday. At present, Ford is the second longest-lived president in US history.



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