Ford
The sudden presidency
Becoming President
- Vice President Agnew from the Nixon administration resigned
- Ford was selected by the 25th Amendment to be the stand-in Vice President
- Nixon himself resigned
- Ford was the only official left in office, and was forced into presidency
Vietnam War
- 1975 North Vietnam attacked the South again
- Ford plead congress to send more arms to the South, but was denied
- North quickly overtook the South without American aid
- April 29, 1975: The last American forces evacuated from Vietnam
- Rescued 140,000 Vietnamese while evacuating Americans