Birth: July 14, 1913
Death: December 26, 2006
Term of Office: August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977
Number of Terms Elected: No Terms; Was never elected to be president or vice-president but instead took office upon the resignation first of Spiro Agnew and then of Richard Nixon
First Lady: Elizabeth Anne Bloomer
Gerald Ford Quote: "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have."
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Major Events While in Office:
- Ford grants Nixon an unconditional pardon (1974)
- Campaign Reform Law (1974)
- Communist victory in Southeast Asia (1975-76)
- Helsinki Agreement (1975)
States Entering Union While in Office:
- None
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