3277851 USA: Gerald Ford (1913 - 2006) was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. Photograph, Washington DC, 17 October 1974; (add.info.: Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 ? December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 until President Richard Nixon\'s resignation in 1974. Editor: Thomas J. O\'Halloran); Pictures from History.