Gerald Ford & Betty Ford Dual Signed 11x14 Photograph

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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (July 14, 1913-December 26, 2006) was the 38th President (1974-1977) and 40th Vice President (1973-1974) of the United States. Ford was the first man appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment. Upon succession to the presidency, Ford became the only man to hold that office without having been elected either President or Vice President. Prior to becoming Vice President, he served eight-plus years as Republican Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. The Ford administration saw the withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam and the execution of the Helsinki Accords amid the Cold War and the continuing specter of inflation and recession. Ford came under intense criticism for granting a preemptive pardon to President Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal, and was subsequently defeated by Jimmy Carter in the 1976 presidential election. However, this act would later come to be seen in a different light. For his pardon of Nixon, Caroline Kennedy and her uncle, former pardon critic Sen. Ted Kennedy, awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to Ford. Gerald Ford and Betty Ford have each hand signed this 11x14 photograph. A JSA Certificate of Authenticity is included.