Gerald Ford

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Gerald Ford

• The Only President not to Be Elected

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Gerald Ford

• Ford becomes Vice President when Spiro Agnew
  resigned in 1973
• Ford becomes President when Nixon resigns in 1974

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Nixon Pardon

• The country was separated by Nixons resignation
• Ford wanted to unify the country
• Wanted Watergate and Nixon to be forgotten
• Nixon was going to charged with a crime, so to
  try and put everything behind them, Ford issues a
  pardon (get out of jail free card)
• Nixon never gets charged with a crime
• Instead of unifying the country, Ford separates
  it even more

• "Our long national nightmare is over". Gerald
  Ford

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Staying Out of Vietnam

• In 1974, North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam
  after elections were not held
• South Vietnam was promised protection by the
  Nixon administration
• Nixon was out and Ford was in gt Ford asked
  Congress for 522 billion
• Congress vetoed request
• Ford keeps the US out of Vietnam
• Ford stated that the Vietnam War was over
  "...as far as America is concerned

that the Vietnam War was over "...as far as
America is concerned
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One and Done

• Ford is going to run again in 1976 but is going
  to lose to Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter
• Ford is going to be the only person to serve as
  VP and President and never be elected to either
  position