Born: July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska... Gerald Ford, who had never entered a national election, succeeded to both the vice presidency and the presidency without having received a single vote.

Appointed Vice President by Richard M. Nixon after Spiro Agnew resigned due to scandal, Gerald R. Ford then became president upon Nixon’s resignation in 1974. Challenges: Gerald R. Ford’s Whip ...

and his name was legally changed to Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. in 1935. The only person to serve as both president and vice president of the United States who was never elected to either office.