Nearly 35 years ago, former president Gerald Ford stood in a room full of schoolchildren in West Branch, Iowa, and faced an ...

Here's a transcript of the exchange: Student Mr. Ford, what advice would you give a young lady wanting to become President of the United States? Gerald Ford Well, I hope we do have a young lady at ...

Born: July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska... Gerald Ford, who had never entered a national election, succeeded to both the vice presidency and the presidency without having received a single vote.

Appointed Vice President by Richard M. Nixon after Spiro Agnew resigned due to scandal, Gerald R. Ford then became president upon Nixon’s resignation in 1974. Challenges: Gerald R. Ford’s Whip ...