'''Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.''' (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) was the 38th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1974 to January 1977. He was the first person to be appointed President without being elected to either the presidency or vice-presidency. A [[Republican]], Ford also served as U.S. Representative, 1948-73, and was the House Minority Leader in 1964. His most famous and daring decision was to pardon former President [[Richard Nixon]] of any crimes for the good of the nation. Nixon appointed Ford as Vice President on the resignation of [[Spiro Agnew]]. When Nixon subsequently resigned as President, Ford succeeded him. | '''Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.''' (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) was the 38th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1974 to January 1977. He was the first person to be appointed President without being elected to either the presidency or vice-presidency. A [[Republican]], Ford also served as U.S. Representative, 1948-73, and was the House Minority Leader in 1964. His most famous and daring decision was to pardon former President [[Richard Nixon]] of any crimes for the good of the nation. Nixon appointed Ford as Vice President on the resignation of [[Spiro Agnew]]. When Nixon subsequently resigned as President, Ford succeeded him. |