Stan Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Former President Gerald Ford, who became president in 1974 after the resignation of Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at age 93, his wife, Betty Ford, told The Associated Press. From CNN Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 Seems to me he was the only President not elected? Is that correct? (please don't bring up GWB) Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Another question that this reminds me of is which presidents were elected by a minority of the people. That would mean with less than 50% of the voters voting at the election. I think that GWB would be one but I think that Clinton got even less of the percentage of the votes. I think it was around 38%. Redwood Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Quote: Seems to me he was the only President not elected? Is that correct? No, Let me see if I get this right John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S.Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson were not elected. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I think Roosevelt served two terms so he must have been elected at least once. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shane Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Ford is the only President that was neither elected as Vice-President or President. Many believe the reason he lost to Jimmy Carter was because he pardoned Nixion. Had he not pardoned Nixion, he likely would have been elected in 1976. President Ford is the first President I can remember. I remember riding in a pick-up truck with my step-dad and asking him who the President of the United States was and he told me President Ford. I am not sure what year that was buy I must have been 5, 6 or 7 years old since I was born in 1969. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Ford became President in 1974. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
there buster Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 All the others you mentioned were elected Vice President, from which they ascended to the Presidency on the death of their running mate. Ford was the only man never elected either President or Vice President to then serve as President. As far as Presidents who received fewer votes than the one they defeated, that includes a number of people. I believe they include John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and George W. Bush(2000). Eleven other Presidents had a plurality -- that is, more popular votes than their opponents, but fewer than 50% + 1. Of the four minority Presidents listed above, only George W. Bush was elected to a second term, and only he ever received a majority of the popular vote in another Presidential election. Quote “the slovenliness of our language makes it easier to have foolish thoughts.” George Orwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Stan said "not elected president". So I am correct. None of those men were elected president. No mention was made of vice presidencies. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I still say that Roosevelt was an elected president during his second term. Perhaps I am wrong. Does anyone know? Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Guy Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 The History Channel had a great biography of Ford. He made a most memorable comment to the senate that struck me as humble and endearing. He said, "I'm a Ford, not a Lincoln..." meaning he wasn't going to compare himself to the great presidents, but he did promise to have brief speeches, with clarity. Ted Kennedy publicly announced before Ford's death that his decision to pardon Nixon was the right one. I think knowing that Ford valued his wife's opinions and did not consort with seers, harlots, interns, chinese fundraisers and the pope made him a blessing to the nation. Betty's open acceptance of abortions were a downside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jeannieb43 Posted December 31, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 31, 2006 Just about half an hour ago, I saw on TV Commander Barry Black, the SDA Chaplain of the Senate, pronounce the benediction for the memorial ceremony held in the portico under the dome of the Senate building. It was a moving prayer, remembering a remarkable president. Quote Jeannie<br /><br /><br />...Change is inevitable; growth is optional.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shane Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Dick Chenney made a good point. When a man's critics biggest complaint is that the man was too forgiving, that is a good commentary on the person's charachter. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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