Editor's Note: This is a series of profiles taking a closer look at US presidents ahead of the 2024 presidential election between Donald...
Fifty years after being sworn into office, Gordon Bess recounts Gerald Ford's journey as 38th president of the United States. Ford became the first, and so far the only, person to become President without winning a general election for President or Vice President. His unexpected rise to power came after the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Gerald R. Ford was the 38th president of the United States and the only president from Michigan. He has a unique spot in history being the only president appointed to office without being elected as President or Vice President.
When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974 as our 38th President, he declared, “I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances...” His presidency was marked by efforts to heal the nation after the turmoil of Watergate, as well as dealing with economic challenges and the end of the Vietnam War.
President Donald Trump was a one-term U.S. president beaten by Joe Biden in 2020. He is running again as the Republican presidential nominee...
Including Abraham Lincoln and JFK, here are some notable examples of shootings involving US presidents or presidential candidates. Ford narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by Sara Jane Moore in 1975.
Take a trip to Grand Rapids (2 hours from Detroit) and visit his Presidential Museum to learn more about the 38th President of the United States and his wife,...
