Introduction. Americaâs 38th president, Gerald Ford (1913-2006) took office on August 9, 1974, following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (1913-1994), who left the White House in disgrace over the Watergate scandal.
Geographically, Graham is located in the Western Cross Timbers area of North Texas. Locally this is known as the western portion of the Palo Pinto Mountains. Creeks drain the area generally into the Brazos River, Dry Creek on the east side of town flows into Salt Creek towards the south and into the Brazos.
Over the past three decades, the age composition of Grahamâs population has changed slightly. As. shown in the table below, the total population of all age groups has increased, but the 10 to 29 year old. group is now a smaller portion of the total population, while the under 10 and 45 to 54 year old groups.