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| The Oval Office shelves are empty as President Ford slips into his own routine. When he assumed office in August of 1974, Ford assured the American people that "our long national nightmare is over," yet his unconditional pardon of Nixon raised a storm of criticism from many sides. |
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| Gerald Ford is the only person who's succeeded to the presidency without having won a national election. He was a congressman when President Nixon appointed him to the vice presidency following Spiro Agnew's resignation. When Nixon resigned eight months later, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment directed that Ford become president. |
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| How does the Oval Office look different than what you'd expect in this photo? What does Ford's body position suggest about the new president? |
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