RepublicanPresident · California
Gerald Ford"Jerry"
1974 first electedLeft office 19773 years servedBorn 1913 in Omaha, NebraskaDied 2006
Biography
Richard Milhous Nixon was born January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California. He served in the Navy during WWII, then became a U.S. Representative and later Senator from California before serving two terms as Vice President under Eisenhower (1953–1961). After narrowly losing the 1960 presidential election to John F. Kennedy, he made a political comeback and won the presidency in 1968, and again in 1972 in a landslide. His presidency (1969–1974) included the end of the Vietnam War, the opening of relations with China, and major achievements in foreign policy — but it's most remembered for the Watergate scandal, which led to his resignation in August 1974, making him the only U.S. president to resign from office.
Additional Info
Spouse
Betty Bloomer
Vice President
Nelson Rockefeller
Prior Offices
Michigan's 5th congressional district representative
Fun Fact
Before politics, Ford was a standout college football player at the University of Michigan, good enough that he was offered professional contracts by both the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers — but he turned them down to attend Yale Law School instead.
Election History
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