Premise: Gerald Ford . Prior to this he served eight months as the 40th Vice President of the United States , following the resignation of Spiro Agnew . He narrowly lost the presidential election to the Democratic challenger , former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter , making him the first President who succeeded to office as a result of a mid-term vacancy since Chester A. Arthur not to be elected in his own right .
Hypothesis: Gerald Ford was not the President of the United States.
Label: CONTRADICTION