Image: AV85-42 Location: House Chamber, U.S. Capitol Description: Gerald Ford takes the oath of office as 40th Vice President of the United States, in a ceremony administered by Chief Justice Warren Burger and witnessed by Betty Ford, President Richard Nixon, and a joint session of Congress. Date: December 6, 1973 Credit: Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Library Rights Information: Public Domain (No usage fees, no permission required). Attention Publishers and Media: Please print out this page and retain for your permissions records before downloading this image for possible publication. The Library staff cannot sign permission forms or provide additional paperwork. The Library charges no usage fees for its images. High-Resolution Download: AV85-42.zip