May 1975 - Cambodia seizes the American ship Mayaguez. Ford sends in the Navy, Marines and Air Force. The ship is retaken and the crew of 39 is rescued, although 41 American service members are killed ...
He was adopted by his mother’s second husband, Gerald Ford ... August 9, 1974 – Ford is sworn in as the 38th president of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger ...
Steve Ford gave his father’s posthumous elegy for Carter at Washington National Cathedral. “I’m looking forward to our reunion,” the 38th president wrote. “We have much to catch up on.” ...