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Gerald Ford - HISTORY

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Feb 15, 2019 - America's 38th president, Gerald Ford (1913-2006) took office on August 9, 1974, following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (1913-1994), who ... in 1948, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Unusual succession makes Ford president - HISTORY

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Richard Nixon was the first U.S. president to resign from office. Minutes ... After taking the oath of office, President Ford spoke to the nation in a television address, .... He was also the first non-elected vice president and non-elected ...read more.

THe 38th US President - Gerald Ford - Sheppard Software

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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr was the thirty-eighth President (1974-1977). ... He became President after the resignation of Richard Nixon over the Watergate scandal.