Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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inaugurated In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inaugu ...

as the nation's 38th president on August 9, 1974, upon the

resignation Resignation is the formal act of leaving or quitting one's office or position. A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term, or choos ...

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

, and ended on January 20, 1977. The following articles cover the timeline of Ford's presidency: *

Timeline of the Gerald Ford presidency (1974) The following is a timeline of the presidency of Gerald Ford from August 9, 1974, when Ford became the List of presidents of the United States, 38th President of the United States, president of the United States, upon the Watergate scandal#Final ...

Timeline of the Gerald Ford presidency (1975) The following is a timeline of the presidency of Gerald Ford from January 1, 1975, to December 31, 1975. January *January 1 – Ford signs the Privacy Act of 1974. *January 4 – Ford signs the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974. Among ot ...

Timeline of the Gerald Ford presidency (1976–January 1977) Gerald Ford, a Republican from Michigan, was inaugurated as the nation's 38th president on August 9, 1974, upon the resignation of Richard Nixon, and ended on January 20, 1977. The following articles cover the timeline of Ford's presidency: ...

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