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President Gerald R. Ford and White House Coordinator of Bicentennial Affairs Milt Mitler Viewing a Plaque of the Declaration of Independence Written Out in Alphabet Noodles

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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He is the only person to have served as both Vice President and President of the United States without being elected to either office. As he was appointed to fill a vacancy and then succeeded to the presidency, Ford also earned the distinction of being the only person in American history to neither begin nor finish either a presidential or vice presidential term on the date of a regularly-scheduled inauguration. Before vice-presidency, Ford served 25 years as Representative from Michigan's 5th congressional district, the final 9 of them as the House Minority Leader. Ford's reputation for integrity and openness had made him popular during his 25 years in Congress. When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts." As President, Ford signed the Helsinki Accords, marking a move toward détente in the Cold War. With the conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam nine months into his presidency, U.S. involvement in Vietnam essentially ended. Ford acted vigorously to maintain U. S. power and prestige after the collapse of Cambodia and South Vietnam. Domestically, Ford presided over the worst economy in the four decades since the Great Depression, with growing inflation and a recession during his tenure. He granted a presidential pardon to President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal. In the GOP presidential primary campaign of 1976, Ford defeated then-former California Governor Ronald Reagan for the Republican nomination. He narrowly lost the presidential election to the Democratic challenger, then-former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, on November 2. Following his years as President, Ford remained active in the Republican Party. He died on December 26, 2006 and lived longer than any other U.S. president, 93 years and 165 days. "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our constitution works."

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Gerald Rudolph Ford served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977
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President Gerald R. Ford and Roy Wilkins in the Rose Garden Following the Signing Ceremony for H.R. 6219, Extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-P’ing Leads President Gerald Ford, Chief U.S. Liaison Officer George H. W. Bush and others through the Great Hall of the People after Bilateral Talks

Chinese technical experts inspect reference material in University of Maryland library where they are attending UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) training center. From left: Miss Ing (from Far Eastern Division, China branch, UNRRA Washington D.C. office); C.C. Chen, N.F. Chang, Miss Eleanor Hindler (special consultatnt, ILO office, Montreal, acting as coordinator of the course for Chinese technical experts at UNRRA training center); Chuan-Kwang Lin; W.T. Chang

From left, Jack Ford, Michael Ford, Susan Ford Bales and Steven Ford, children of the late former President Gerald R. Ford, pause with their father's casket outside the Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. D. Myles Cullen) (Released)

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Photograph of President Gerald Ford Voting in the 1976 General Election in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Gerald Ford, President of The United Stated

President George Bush, left, with Ralph Waycott, volunteer coordinator for the Rancho Sierra Vista Nursery, during Presidential visit to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, California. Visit highlighted the federal budget commitment to National Park system maintenance

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Portrait of First Lady Betty Ford

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