Gerald Ford Gerald Ford was the thirty eighth US president As a young man Ford worked as a lawyer He also fought in the US Navy during World War II Later Ford joined the US House of Representatives In 1973 Vice President Spiro T Agnew resigned President Richard Nixon chose Ford to replace Agnew But a scandal soon forced Nixon to resign too So in 1974 Ford became president Ford improved the economy and presidency brought trust back to the American
The 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford
Timeline 1913 On July 14 Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr was born in Omaha Nebraska 1948 Ford was elected to the US House of Representatives 1941 Ford graduated from Yale Law School 1942 Ford joined navy the US
The 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford 1974 President Richard Nixon resigned Ford became the thirty eighth US president on August 9 1999 Ford received the Presidential Medal of Freedom 1973 On December 6 Ford replaced Spiro T Agnew as vice president 2006 On December 26 died Gerald Ford
