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After Nixon resigned in 1974, Gerald Ford wanted to put together his own White House team. Ford tapped Jerald terHorst, a veteran journalist, to serve as press secretary, and he seemed like a perfectly sensible choice. The arrangement, however, did not last.

A month into Ford’s tenure, the new president pardoned Nixon, and unwilling to defend the decision, terHorst resigned. His tenure — just 31 days — was the shortest of any White House press secretary.