Gerald Rudolph Ford

Birth-Death: (1913 -     ) Term: (1974-1977 )

Gerald R. Ford became the first non-elected President. He had been appointed Vice President under the Nixon administration, and when, in 1974, Nixon resigned, Ford took office. Since Ford was not elected he had less prestige in Congress. However, he still managed to pass bills reforming Federal Campaign financing, improving freight service in the northeastern United States, and reforming the seniority system in Congress. At the same time he met with the Russian Premier, and made a visit to Japan to discuss US-Japanese relations.

Administration of Gerald Ford

Vice President

Nelson A. Rockefeller (1974-77)

Secretary of State

Henry A. Kissinger (1974-77)

Secretary of the Treasury

William E. Simon (1974-77)

Secretary of Defense

James R. Schlesinger (1974-75)
Donald H. Rumsfeld (1975-77)

Attorney General

William B. Saxbe (1974-75)
Edward H. Levi (1975-77)

Secretary of the Interior

Rogers C. B. Morton (1974-75)
Stanley K. Hathaway (1975)
Thomas S. Kleppe (1975-77)

Secretary of Agriculture

Earl L. Butz (1974-76)
John A. Knebel (1976-77)

Secretary of Commerce

Frederick B. Dent (1974-75)
Rogers C. B. Morton (1975)
Elliot L. Richardson (1976-77)

Secretary of Labor

Peter J. Brennan (1974-75)
John T. Dunlop (1975-76)
W. J. Usery Jr. (1976-77)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

Caspar W. Weinberger (1974-75)
F. David Mathews (1975-77)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

James T. Lynn (1974-75)
Carla Anderson Hills (1975-77)

Secretary of Transportation

Claude S. Brinegar (1974-75)
William T. Coleman Jr. (1975-77)