Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and prior to this, was the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. He was the first person appointed to the Vice Presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, after Spiro Agnew had resigned. When he became president upon Richard Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, he became the first and to date only person to have served as both Vice President and President of the United States without being elected by the Electoral College.
As President, Ford signed the Helsinki Accords, marking a move toward détente in the Cold War. With the conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam nine months into his presidency, U.S. involvement in Vietnam essentially ended. Domestically, Ford presided over the worst economy in the four decades since the Great Depression, with growing inflation and a recession d…more
As President, Ford signed the Helsinki Accords, marking a move toward détente in the Cold War. With the conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam nine months into his presidency, U.S. involvement in Vietnam essentially ended. Domestically, Ford presided over the worst economy in the four decades since the Great Depression, with growing inflation and a recession d…more
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
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2007
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Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
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2016
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Deadpool, Vol. 1: Dead Presidents
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2013
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Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield
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2012
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
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2001
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The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
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2008
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Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate
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1999
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Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
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2010
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Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower
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2000
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An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
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2023
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