Discover the life and legacy of president gerald r Ford, from his early years to his presidency, through the ford presidential foundation. Ford took the oath of office as president of the united states on august 9, 1974, stating that the long national nightmare is over Gerald and betty ford retired to california after leaving the white house The former president remained active in american political life after leaving washington, d.c., commenting on events of the day and serving on a variety of corporate boards. President ford won the republican nomination for the presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his democratic opponent, former governor jimmy carter of georgia.
In the aftermath of the watergate scandal, he succeeded the first president to ever resign from the presidency. Gerald ford is sworn in as the 38th president of the united states by chief justice warren burger in the white house east room, while betty ford looks on The republican ticket of president richard nixon and vice president spiro agnew won a landslide victory in the 1972 presidential election. Ford made its first port of call in the caribbean this morning, visiting st thomas in the us virgin islands, its commander citing a need for rest and recuperation amid growing.
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