Following the resignation of 39th vice president Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford became the 40th vice president even though he was chosen to serve out the remainder of Agnew's second term. Then, after Ford succeeded to the presidency later in that same term, Nelson Rockefeller became the 41st vice president and served out the remainder of the term.

Barack Obama Donald J. Trump Joseph R. Biden Jr. The biography for President Ford and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. 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…This is an hour of history ...

Jan 4, 2007 · Is it possible to explain the mystifying public enchantment with putative presidential candidate Barack Obama in light of the virtues so lovingly and lyrically attributed to President Gerald...

Obama sought to manage a hostile Iran with a treaty that hindered its development of nuclear weapons. The Obama administration also adopted a climate change agreement signed by 195 nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming.

Feb 9, 2023 · President Gerald Ford assumed office with high approval ratings after the resignation of President Nixon. However, when he pardoned Nixon for participating in the Watergate scandal, Ford's approval ratings plummeted and never fully recovered.

Nov 29, 2012 · There are warm memories of Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford becoming close friends, and Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush bonding while leading the Haiti relief effort, but those are the...

Gerald Ford became the first vice president to be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Congress pursuant to the Twenty-fifth Amendment. Ford took the oath of office as vice president on December 6, 1973, and served until August 9, …

Feb 21, 2022 · Which U.S. presidents were Scouts? John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were all Scouts as boys. Born: May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Mass. Kennedy was a member of Troop 2 of Bronxville, N.Y., from 1929 to 1931. He earned the rank of Star Scout.

Jul 14, 2013 · On Sunday, family members will lay a wreath sent from President Barack Obama at the Grand Rapids museum, where both Fords are buried. Fading ties. Since their deaths — Betty Ford died in July...

From George Washington to Joe Biden, this is a list of all 46 U.S. presidents. There have been 46 presidents of the United States. The youngest president was John F. Kennedy at age 43. The oldest is Joe Biden at age 78. The longest-serving president was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died shortly into his fourth term in office.