was gerald ford elected president
Gerald Ford , in full Gerald Rudolph Ford , Jr. , original name Leslie Lynch King , Jr. ( born July 14 , 1913 , Omaha , Nebraska , U.S. âdied December 26 , 2006 , Rancho Mirage , California ) 38th president of the United States ( 1974â77 ) , who , as 40th vice president , succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon ...