Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford1974-1976

• VP- Nelson Rockefeller• First time neither men in office were elected.

• Pardons Nixon

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Ford 1. besides dealing with the fallout from Watergate, Ford faced tough economic problems which were exasperated by the results of large Democratic gains in the 1974 midterm elections (43 + in the House & 3 + Senate)

2. Ford vetoed more bills than any other president as he tried to curb inflation; most were social welfare bills (66 total but many were overridden)

he issued WIN buttons to try and to motivate the nation in whipping inflation now Ford pushed for tax cuts and spending cuts; he got only the former and the nation went into a deeper recessionFailed to improve economy- consumer demand dropped and unemployment skyrocketed.

Assassination Attempts•escaped assassination attempt Sept. 5, 1975, in Sacramento, Calif., by Lynette Alice (Squeaky) Fromme, who pointed but did not fire .45-caliber pistol •escaped assassination attempt in San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 22, 1975, by Sara Jane Moore, who fired one shot from a .38-caliber pistol that was deflected

1st assassination attempt by Lynette Alice (Squeaky) Fromme

SALT II• Gerald Ford and Leonid Brezhnev signing a

joint communiqué on the SALT treaty in Vladivostok, November 23, 1974

Foreign Poicy

• Mayaguez Incident- Cargo ship was taken by Khmer Rouge (Cambodian Pirates).

• Ford order two air strikes and sent special forces to rescue the crew (41 men)

• 41 members of the rescue team were killed.• Embarrassment for the Ford

1976 Presidential Election

• Presidential Election of 1976 pitted Ford and Bob Dole for the Republicans

• a Washington outsider who was peanut farmer from Georgia named Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale ran as the Democratic nominees

• Carter won a close election that was decided by sections