Gerald Ford
/ˌdʒerəld ˈfɔːd/
/ˌdʒerəld ˈfɔːrd/
- (1913-2006) the 38th US President. He was a Republican who was vice-president under Richard Nixon and replaced him in 1974, after Watergate. Ford was criticized for giving Nixon a pardon (= official notice forgiving somebody) for Watergate. Ford could not change the poor economic condition of the US at that time, and he lost the next election in 1976 to Jimmy Carter.
杰拉尔德·福特(Gerald Ford):( 1913-2006年)第38任美国总统。他是共和党人,曾在理查德·尼克松(Richard Nixon)的领导下担任副总统,并于1974年在水门事件(Watergate)之后接替他。福特因给尼克松赦免水门事件而受到批评。福特当时无法改变美国糟糕的经济状况,他在1976年的下一次选举中输给了吉米·卡特(Jimmy Carter)。