Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States, serving in the White House from 1974 to 1977. He lost his reelection bid to President Jimmy Carter. Ford became the first unelected ...

Gerald R. Ford served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. As vice president to Richard Nixon, he was only made president after Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal.

50 years ago on August 9, Gerald Ford became the 38th president of United States after the resignation of President Richard Nixon. We covered the Watergate scandal in a previous From the Archives ...

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, 1977-1981. Portrait by Herbert E. Abrams in 1982. Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States, 1974-1977. Portrait by Everett Raymond ...

“Mr. Ford, what advice would you give a young lady wanting to become president of the United States of America?” a bespectacled schoolgirl in a pink sweater and ponytail asked Ford in ...

Ford would go on to become the 38th president of the United States in August 1974, less than one year after being sworn in as vice president, when the Watergate scandal caused Nixon to resign as well.