Original: As the first person appointed to the vice-presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment , when he became President upon Richard Nixon 's resignation on August 9 , 1974 , he also became the only President of the United States who was elected neither President nor Vice-President .
Simplified: Gerald Rudolph Ford ( July 14 , 1913 -- December 26 , 2006 ) was the 38th President of the United States .