Did he do anything noteworthy while in office?
Pardoned Nixon. Told NY City to drop dead.
Well, he lost to Jimmy Carter.. which resulted in the Reagan Revolution which resulted in the Soviet Union going Kaput and USA winning the Cold War.
He was significant to world history history in an indirect manner.
Did he do anything noteworthy while in office?
Not really but after Watergate, that was fine with most everyone.
I was in Omaha last year and saw signs directing those interested to the Gerald R. Ford birthplace. I passed on that. Went across the river to check out the Lewis and Clark Trail and the Council Bluffs Rail Museum instead.