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By Gerald Ford
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your President with your prayers.
- Source
- Remarks on Taking the Oath of Office, August 9, 1974
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- The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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From Ford's remarks on taking the oath of office on August 9, 1974. Ford had been appointed Vice President, not elected, and became President when Nixon resigned.