During a Aug. 9, 1974, ceremony at the White House, Vice President Gerald R. Ford — who had ... In many ways, Ford’s inauguration and presidency is a reminder to Michiganders of the place ...

Summarize Ford’s “straight talk among friends” about his inauguration as president ... on December 19th, 1974? According to Richard Norton Smith, how and why did Gerald Ford ‘astonish ...

Nearly 35 years ago, former president Gerald Ford stood in ... normal course of events,” said Ford, who succeeded Richard M. Nixon when he resigned in 1974 in the aftermath of the Watergate ...

MI - Gerald Ford is perhaps the University of Michigan’s most famous alumnus. Fifty years ago, he became, and remains, the university’s only U.S. President. Ford took office Aug. 9, 1974 ...