POTUS 38: Pres. Gerald R. Ford - Pardon Me, Mister President!

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President Gerald R. Ford was another short-time President, serving the remainder of President Nixon's term when he was run from office in disgrace. With the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew, he was vaulted from Congress into the Vice-presidency, and soon, the Oval Office itself. In his short time as President, he was the victim of two assassination attempts. There were probably many reasons why he lost the '76 election to POTUS 39, James Earl Carter; chief among them was the divisive pardon he granted to the former president for all crimes and misdemeanors committed while he was in office. President Ford, at ninety years old, is now the oldest surviving President.
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