Gerald R. Ford 1913-2006

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by bluesdave

Would you mind explaining this to those of us who are not US citizens? Our news last night was full of this quote, but I do not understand. Why do they say he was not elected? What is the difference between Ford and Johnson, or Truman (in 1945 - I realise he won a subsequent election), or any of the other deputies who succeeded a dead/deposed president?

The difference is that he was not elected to the vice presidency or the presidency. Ford was selected to replace the elected Vice President, Spiro Agnew, who resigned. He then replaced Richard Nixon. This makes him the only US President not elected to the White House.

After Bush's reign, we will need someone like Ford. He really did help a nation recover from Nixon.

Of course, at this point I'd take Nixon back over Bush. The man was an arrogant snake, but at least he was smart enough to lead.

BTW, after the next president assumes the post, I will be changing my sig line to:

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
Gerald R. Ford