PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: FIRST LADY BETTY FORD - HFSID 41522
Price: $500.00
GERALD FORD and BETTY FORD
Gerald and Betty Ford signs a commemorative envelope honoring the
resignation of Nixon and Ford being inaugurated.
Commemorative Envelope signed: "Gerald R. Ford" and
"Betty B Ford", 6½x3¾. Cover honoring the resignation of Nixon and Ford
being inaugurated, metered postage from Washington D. C., August 9, 1974.
On August 9, 1974, GERALD R. FORD (1913-2006) was sworn in as the
nation's 38th President following the resignation of Richard Nixon. Ford
had previously served as Nixon's Vice President (December 6, 1973-August
9, 1974) following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew, becoming the
only man to have held both of the nation's highest offices without being
elected to either. Ford, who was previously a U.S. Congressman from
Michigan (1949-1973; Minority Leader, 1965-1973), lost his bid for
election to a full four-year term partially as a result of his controversial
pardon of his predecessor. Ford celebrated his 93rd birthday on July 14, 2006.
Before his death on December 26, 2006, Ford had surpassed Ronald Reagan (who
also lived to age 93) as the longest-lived former U.S. President. He had married
BETTY BLOOMER WARREN (1918-2011) on October 15, 1948 and the couple had
four children. Mrs. Ford was known for her outspokenness on controversial
topics, including her battle with breast cancer and her addictions to alcohol
and drugs, which led to the establishment of the Betty Ford Center in
Rancho Mirage, California. In 1999, the couple was awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton. Slightly creased. Fine condition.
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