In 1978, President Jimmy Carter unveiled the official White House portraits of former President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford in an East Room ceremony. Carter himself asked not to ...

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter unveiled the official White House portraits of former President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford in an East Room ceremony. Carter himself asked not to ...

To learn about the life of the 38th president of the United States, consider a visit to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Though he was born in Omaha, Nebraska, Ford spent much of his life ...

and his name was legally changed to Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. in 1935. The only person to serve as both president and vice president of the United States who was never elected to either office.