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Gerald Ford: The Unelected President

Gerald Ford: The Unelected President

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Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. He was handed a poisoned chalice and for many he's only remembered as the butt of Saturday Night Live. But there's much more to his story.


Don's guest is Professor Kathryn Brownell, author of 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News.


Edited by Tim Arstall, Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.


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