Born on this day in 1913, Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He also held the position of the 40th Vice President, appointed under the 25th Amendment following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Ford assumed the presidency after Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974, making him the only U.S. President never elected to the presidency or vice presidency by the Electoral College. Before his vice presidency, Ford represented Michigan's 5th congressional district for nearly 25 years, including eight years as the Republican Minority Leader.