<P> 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 August 1974 to January 1977 . Before his accession to the presidency , he served as the 40th Vice President of the United States from December 1973 to August 1974 . Ford is the only person to have served as both vice president and president without being elected to either office . </P>
<P> 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 August 1974 to January 1977 . Before his accession to the presidency , he served as the 40th Vice President of the United States from December 1973 to August 1974 . Ford is the only person to have served as both vice president and president without being elected to either office . </P>
what president was never elected as president or vice president
what president was never elected as president or vice president
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.