Gerald Ford is known for being the 38th president of the US, serving from 1974 to 1977. Prior to his elevation to the presidency, he served as the 40th vice president, between the years of 1973 and 1974. He is known as the only person in the US to ever serve in both positions (president and vice president) without being elected by the general public.
He is also known for having the shortest duration of his presidency in American history, which is 895 days - not even three full years. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and he attended the University of Michigan and Yale Law School. The attack on Pearl Harbor made him enlist in the US Naval Reserve, after which he left the US a lieutenant commander. He started his political career in 1949.