Term of Office: August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977
President Gerald Ford held the office of the presidency for 2.42 years.
1977-1980
Gerald Ford was only president for 2 years and 5 months. Whoever told you he served longer than 8 years is incorrect.
Gerald R Ford and Nelson A Rockefeller, 1974-77
He only served the last two years of Nixon's second term when Nixon resigned. In fact, he replaced Nixon's V.P., and then when Nixon resigned, he replaced the President. He was never elected into the office.
While Ford, like all Americans, was limited to 10 years as President, Ford was not elected to be President despite being the incumbent.
Richard Nixon was the only US President to resign. He was also succeeded by his Vice-President, Gerald R. Ford, who is the only person to serve as Vice-President and President, without being elected to either office.
In the US there is a line of succession should a president be unable to serve due to illness or death. The next in line to serve as president is the Vice President. This was seen when President Nixon resigned and Vice president Ford became president. Should a vice president be unable to serve, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes the new president.
Richard M. Nixon served as 37th US President, BEFORE Gerald R. Ford. Nixon's term of office was from 20 January 1969 to 9 August 1974.
All presidents have been elected to some government office, but Gerald Ford was the only one who was never elected as vice president or president. He did serve as a congressman, but was appointed, not elected, as vice president by Richard Nixon and took office after Nixon's resign without election.
I think 75-76
Gerald Ford was president during the years 1974-1977.ford was appointed vice president by Richard Nixon after the resignation of spiro agnew. then in august of 1974 when Nixon resigned ford became president until 1977 when he lost the election to jimmy carter.