Gerald Ford
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he served as the 40th vice
Official portrait, 1974
Ford (then Leslie Lynch King Jr.) at age 3 c. 1916
Ford as a center on the University of Michigan Wolverines football team, 1933
The Gunnery officers of USS Monterey, 1943. Ford is second from the right, in the front row.
Presidency of Richard Nixon
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Richard Nixon's tenure as the 37th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1969, and ended when he resigned on August 9, 1974, in the face of almost certain imp
Official portrait, 1972
President Nixon and his cabinet at the White House in June 1972
Nixon nominated Warren E. Burger as the 15th chief justice of the United States in May 1969; Burger was confirmed to the position by the U.S. Senate by a 74–3 vote on June 9, 1969.
President Nixon and his cabinet in the White House in March 1971