Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977. As an editorial in The New York Times described him, Ford 'saw himself as a negotiator and a reconciler, and the record shows it: he did not write a single piece of major legislation in his entire career.' Appointed to the House Appropriations Committee two years after being elected, he was a prominent member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Ford agreed to the nomination, telling his wife that the Vice Presidency would be 'a nice conclusion' to his career.
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