Gerald R. Ford was the first vice president to assume the office of chief executive following the resignation of a president. Ford had served President Richard Nixon (1931-1994; see entry in volume 5...
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Gerald Ford (born 1913) served as Republican leader in the House of Representatives before being selected by President Nixon to replace Spiro Agnew as vice president in 1973. A year later he replaced ...
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President Gerald R. Ford
Gerald Ford