Essay
The Seventies
Long overshadowed by the tumultuous 1960s and the transformative 1980s, the 1970s has finally been recognized as an era in its own right. And it is more than Watergate, big hair, and...
Advanced Search
Current Criteria
- ›› Coverage People : Gerald Ford
Refine your search
Refine your search by adding another term. Type 'all' to view all options for the category.
Did not find what you were looking for?
return to the basic search,
search for multimedia, or
search the collection
Showing results 1 – 10 of 18
Essay
Betty Ford: A New Kind of First Lady
Americans never elected Gerald R. Ford president or even vice president—Richard Nixon appointed him after Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in October 1973. Today, Ford’s brief...
Glossary Term – Event
Assassination attempt on Gerald Ford
In Sacramento, California, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme (a follower of infamous cult leader Charles Manson) attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford, but her gun failed to fire.
Glossary Term – Event
Brezhnev-Ford Summit
President Gerald Ford met with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in Vladivostok, Siberia, to discuss a long-term strategic arms limitation agreement; a previous agreement set in 1972 was only temporary and set to expire in 1977.
Glossary Term – Event
Second assassination attempt on Gerald Ford
In San Francisco, Gerald Ford survived his second assassination attempt in less than a month when Sara Jane Moore fired one shot that missed the president.
Glossary Term – Event
Resignation of Spiro Agnew
Nixon’s vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned after accusations of tax evasion surfaced against him. Nixon named Congressman Gerald Ford of Michigan his new vice president.
Glossary Term – Event
Resignation of Richard Nixon
Rather than face impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon resigned as president of the United States. His resignation made Gerald Ford, whom Nixon had appointed vice president upon Spiro Agnew’s resignation, president.
Glossary Term – Event
Nixon pardoned
Gerald Ford issued an unconditional presidential pardon to Richard Nixon.
Glossary Term – Event
Women admitted to military academies
President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 95-106, which authorized women’s entrance to the United States Military Academies.
Glossary Term – Event
Jimmy Carter elected president
In a close contest, Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter, a former peanut farmer and one-term Georgia governor, won the presidential election of 1976 over Republican incumbent Gerald Ford.