Gerald Ford And Jimmy Carter
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- Gerald Ford: first president that was not elected to vice President or President
- 38th United States President
- Pardoned Nixon and all the Vietnam war dodgers
- Straight forward president "Restored faith in the government"
- continued Détente
- Jimmy Carter: 39th President from 1976-1980
- Most famous for his dealings with the Arab Israeli conflict
- Hosted the Camp David Accords in 1979
- Was a strong supporter of détente and oversaw the SALT II talks
Summary
Gerald Ford was the First united states president that was not elected into neither Vice president or President. He was the 38th United States President. The first thing he did when he came into power was to pardon Nixon for the Watergate Scandal, as well as pardon all the Vietnam Draft dodgers. He continued Détente, and was said to have restored faith in the Government. Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th president of the United states in 1976. He was most famous for his dealings with the Arab Israeli conflict. He hosted the camp david accords in 1979, and he was also a strong supporter of Détente.
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Do you think that the United states people were happy with Carter and Ford?
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