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Born: 14 July 1913 · Died: 26 December 2006 · Age at death: 93
Gerald Ford died aged 93. He was born on 14 July 1913 and died on 26 December 2006.
38th US President, the only one never elected president or vice president, who took office after Nixon resigned and pardoned him
Did you know?He is the only person to have served as both Vice President and President without being elected to either role.
Gerald Ford became president in 1974 in extraordinary circumstances, taking over after Richard Nixon resigned over Watergate. He promised to heal a divided nation, declaring that 'our long national nightmare is over'. His decision to pardon Nixon a month later was hugely controversial and probably cost him the 1976 election. He also oversaw the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam. In later years his pardon was reassessed by many as an act of courage meant to help the country move on.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977.
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“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”
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38th US president, born 1913
Gerald Ford was born in Omaha on 14 July 1913.
He became Vice President in 1973 without being elected.
He took over when Richard Nixon resigned in 1974.
He pardoned Nixon a month later.
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Did you know?He was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. and took his stepfather's name.
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