Gerald R. Ford became President on August 9, 1974, following the resignation of Richard M. Nixon.
Jimmy Carter followed Gerald Ford as President
Gerald Ford became President due to the resignation of Richard Nixon, whom he pardoned. Ford lost a bid for actual election to Jimmy Carter, Governor of Georgia.
Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president, entering office at the age of 42.
Pres. Reagan
Andrew Jackson was a lawyer before he became president.
He became president after Richard Milhous Nixon.
President Ford Was a Republican
Gerald R. Ford became President.
John Adams: V.P. 1789-1797; Pres. 1797-1801 Thomas Jefferson: V.P. 1797-1801; Pres. 1801-1809 Martin Van Buren: V.P. 1833-1837; Pres. 1837-1841 John Tyler: V.P. 1841; Pres. 1841-1845 Millard Fillmore: V.P. 1849-1850; Pres. 1850-1853 Andrew Johnson: V.P. 1865; Pres. 1865-1869 Chester A. Arthur: V.P. 1881; Pres. 1881-1885 Theodore Roosevelt: V.P. 1901; Pres. 1901-1909 Calvin Coolidge: V.P. 1921-1923; Pres. 1923-1929 Harry S Truman: V.P. 1945; Pres. 1945-1953 Richard M. Nixon: V.P. 1953-1961; Pres. 1969-1974 Lyndon B. Johnson: V.P. 1961-1963; Pres. 1963-1969 Gerald R. Ford: V.P. 1973-1974; Pres. 1974-1977 George H. W. Bush: V.P. 1981-1989; Pres. 1989-1993
No US president fought in the Vietnam War. Eisenhower and Kennedy were the president when the US first became involved. Johnson and Nixon were the president when the serious fighting took place.
He became president after Richard Milhous Nixon.
John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became the President of the United States in 1961.