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Congress
Gerald Ford runs as a Republican nominee for congress. He won by 60%. He ends up being in the congress for 13 terms. -
Vice President
Gerald Ford is nominated by Richard Nixon to be vice president. He wins his candidacy race and becomes the 40th vice president with Nixon being the President of the united states. -
When Gerald Ford became president
Gerald Ford became president in August 1974. He was the next president after President Nixon resigned. -
How Gerald Ford became president
Richard Nixon was president when he released the Watergate tapes. The releasing of the tapes got Nixon in trouble and he had no other option but resign or be impeached so he resigned. Since there was no longer a president Gerald Ford was inaugurated the next day. -
What happened after Gerald Ford became president
After Gerald Ford became president he pardoned Nixon for his crimes done while he was president. Since many of the American people wanted to see Nixon get in trouble for his crimes they no longer liked Ford and his polls went down leading him to not win his next election. -
The end of Gerald Ford presidency.
Gerald Ford lost his 2nd presidency run against Jimmy Carter.
