During a Aug. 9, 1974, ceremony at the White House, Vice President Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office. ... Ford’s inauguration speech — a talk, he called it — was brief.

It was an uncomfortable ride. That’s how former President Jimmy Carter described the photos of him and his predecessor, Gerald Ford, sharing a limousine on the day of his inauguration. Carter ...

Description. This lesson explores the first 100 days of Gerald Ford's presidency. The lesson, which features Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith, opens with two reflective questions that ...

Gerald Ford, the Congressman, had become House Minority Leader, which was really one of his highest aspirations. And then gets positioned to become Vice President after the departure of Spiro ...

President Richard Nixon resigned and President Gerald Ford was inaugurated as president 40 years ago today on Aug. 9, 1974. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look- ...

To get you ready for Inauguration Day, here are 10 lesser-known facts about presidential inaugurations. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger (right) swears in President Gerald Ford August 9 ...

Richard Nixon did not attend Gerald Ford’s inauguration at the White House after Nixon resigned in the middle of his second term in August 1974.

It was an uncomfortable ride. That’s how former President Jimmy Carter described the photos of him and his predecessor, Gerald Ford, sharing a limousine on the day of his inauguration. Carter ...