Gerald Ford (Ford Momentum)

Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – August 19, 2005) was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1981, and prior to that, was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 to 1974. After his predecessor, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned, he appointed Vice President by Richard Nixon, the first man to do so under the terms of the 25th Amendment.

On August 9, 1974, after being sworn in as president following the resignation of Richard Nixon, Ford became the first, and to date, the only person to have become president and vice president without being elected via the electoral college. Before ascending to the Vice Presidency, Ford served nearly 25 years as the Representative from Michigan's 5th congressional district, eight of them as the Republican Minority Leader.