Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) was born on July 14, 1913. Ford served nearly 25 years as a Representative of Michigan's 5th congressional district, eight of them as the Republican Minority Leader. Serving from 1973 to 1974 as the 40th Vice President of the United States, Ford was the first person appointed to the vice-presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment. He then became President upon Richard Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, and served until 1977 as the 38th President of the United States. Gerald Ford is the only President of the United States who was not elected by ballot for his terms as either President or Vice-President.
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“An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.”
—Henry Ford (1863–1947)