If there was ever a decent man who became President, Gerald Ford was certainly THE man. An honest, unpretentious man who brought respectability back to the White House, Ford was as hardworking as he was considerate of others. Becoming President in the wake of the Watergate Scandal, Ford sought to heal the nation- and in effect jeopardized his own chances to be elected to the Presidency in his own right (and effectively ending his otherwise distinguished political career) in 1976. Nevertheless, President Ford will always be remembered for his steady leadership during a very tumultuous era in our nation's history.
