Ford
Discuss how he becomes president
Gerald Rudolph Ford
- 1st man to be made president by a vote of Congress
- August 1974- became President after Nixon resigned due to the Watergate Scandal
- Ford Parton: Pardoned Nixon of any crimes he committed during his presidency- adding to the publics dislike of him
July 1975
Helsinki, Finland- Met with 34 other nations
- Officially ended WWII
- Soviet Union signed the 'Third Basket' agreement
- Strengthened the Detente between nations
- US public did not support the flow of American food and supplies to the USSR with little in return
End of the Vietnam War
1975
- North Vietnamese made a full invasion of South Vietnam
- Ford asked for aid for South Vietnam
- Congress rejected the request
- South Vietnam collapsed without the aid of America
- April 29, 1975: Last of Americans were removed from South Vietnam
- 140,000 South Vietnamese were brought to the U.S. also added to the melting pot
America did not lose the war, their client nation did.
Losses for America
- Face in the eyes of foreigners
- Self-esteem
- Economic leadership
- Power
Cost of the War
- $118 billion
- 56,000 dead
- 300,000 wounded