His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.

* Gerald Ford often rode his snowmobile around Camp David and hosted Indonesian President Suharto.

" That same year, then-U. S. President Gerald Ford acknowledged the stature of the comic strip, telling the Radio and Television Correspondents ’ Association at their annual dinner, " There are only three major vehicles to keep us informed as to what is going on in Washington: the electronic media, the print media, and Doonesbury, not necessarily in that order.

* 1973 – The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387 to 35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States ( on November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92 to 3 ).

Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush.

* 1976 – Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford's Proclamation 4417

" Four years later, Gerald Ford would become president when President Richard Nixon resigned under the threat of impeachment.

* John Gardner Ford ( born 1952 ), American business executive who co-founded Outside magazine in 1977 ; second son of President Gerald R. Ford ; best known as Jack Ford

On January 10, 1977, John Bardeen was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Gerald Ford.

* 1977 – President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D ' Aquino ( a. k. a. " Tokyo Rose ").

On 23 Dec 1975, President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-168, the Metric Conversion Act of 1975.

Governor Reagan's term ended in 1975, and he did not run for a third ; instead, he met with advisors to discuss a possible bid for the presidency in 1976, challenging incumbent President Gerald Ford.

Human rights groups condemned the actions, but U. S. President Gerald Ford refused to break the U. S. alliance with Somoza.

* 1973 – The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States ( on December 6, the House confirmed him 387 to 35 ).

One example is the outing of Oliver Sipple ( who saved the life of U. S. President Gerald Ford during an assassination attempt ) by gay activists, most prominently Harvey Milk.

* 1976 – George Washington's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.

Trudeau wrote in his memoirs that U. S. President Gerald Ford arranged this, and expressed sincere appreciation.

The original name for the orbiter was Constitution but was renamed due to Star Trek fans and the personal intervention of President Gerald Ford.

* 1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U. S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple.

* 1975 – Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U. S. President Gerald Ford.

A letter-writing campaign by Trekkies to President Gerald Ford asked that the orbiter be named after the Starship Enterprise, featured on the television show Star Trek.

* 1974 – Watergate Scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

Gerald Ford was the first Vice President selected by this method, after the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew in 1973 ; after succeeding to the Presidency, Ford nominated Nelson Rockefeller as Vice President.

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, former President of the Ford Motor Company, comes from a generation different from that of Eisenhower's own first Secretary of Defense, Charles Wilson, who had been head of General Motors.

In 1979, Parton hosted the NBC special The Seventies: An Explosion of Country Music, performed live at the Ford Theatre in Washington, D. C., and whose audience included President Jimmy Carter.

* John T. Ford ( 1829 – 1894 ), American theatre owner and manager ; 1865 assassination of President Lincoln occurred in one of his venues, Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C.

Subsequently, on December 27, 1989, Panama's Electoral Tribunal invalidated the Noriega regime's annulment of the May 1989 election and confirmed the victory of opposition candidates under the leadership of President Guillermo Endara and Vice Presidents Guillermo Ford and Ricardo Arias Calderón.

The unemployment averaged 6. 4 percent under President Carter and 7. 8 percent under President Ford.

United States Secretary of Defense | Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen | Cohen presents President Clinton the DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

While an influx of new residents from different cultures presents some challenges, " the United States has always been energized by its immigrant populations ," said President Bill Clinton in 1998.

Image: President Reagan presents Mother Teresa with the Medal of Freedom 1985. jpg | President Ronald Reagan presenting Mother Teresa with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony in 1985

Image: GHW Bush presents Reagan Presidential Medal of Freedom 1993. jpg | George H. W. Bush awarding former President Ronald Reagan the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction in January 1993

* The President of the Senate or President pro tempore presents the petition.

On the first night, he is summoned to meet the President at the White House, who presents him with a Congressional Gold Medal ( in fact, this happened several years previously ).

Daniel Shapiro, U. S. diplomat, presents his credentials to Israeli President Shimon Peres, August 3, 2011.

That same week President Reagan, himself an avowed Beach Boys fan, presents Watt with a plaster foot with a hole in it, symbolizing that Watt had shot himself in the foot.

New state honors and awards can be established President, who also presents these honors to the recipients in an official ceremony.

The President of the National Endowment for Democracy, Carl Gershman ( pictured, second from the left ), presents an award to a Tunisian leader of the Arab Spring in November 2011.

* nominates the vice prime ministers, federal ministers and other officers and presents them to the President ;

President Ronald Reagan presents Mother Teresa with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony, 1985

President Harry S. Truman, center, presents Conant, at right, with the Medal of Merit and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster.

Later on, in New Delhi, India, Jack presents his findings on global warming at a United Nations conference, where diplomats and Vice President of the United States Raymond Becker ( Kenneth Welsh ) are unconvinced by Jack's findings.

In May, Poinsett explained to President James Monroe that he had recently accepted a seat in the legislature of South Carolina and could not resign it “ without some more important motive than this commission presents .” Poinsett perceived that the mission would not lead to any substantial decision for recognition and was unwilling to give up his seat in the House.

The Attorney General advises the Government on the constitutionality of bills and treaties, and presents the Government's case if the President refers any bill to the Supreme Court under Article 26 of the Constitution before signing it.

* May 23 – President Herbert Hoover presents the crew of the flying boat NC-4 with gold medals for completing the first transatlantic flight in 1919.

* President Harry S Truman presents the Collier Trophy to the United States Coast Guard for its development of the helicopter.

* December 17 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower presents James H. " Dutch " Kindleberger and the North American Aviation F-100 Super Sabre design team with the Collier Trophy in recognition of their contributions to aviation.

Following consultations with the leadership of each regional grouping, the President presents a single candidate to be approved by the Member states of the HRC at the session following a new mandate's creation or on the expiration of the term of an existing mandate holder.

Griffith presents U. S. President Harry Truman with game tickets

Marc Katz ( left ), President of the North-American Interfraternity Conference presents Jones with the NIC Silver Medal.