Gerald Ford
•38th U.S. President
•Neither elected as President nor Vice-President
•Pardoned Nixon and all Vietnam draft dodgers
•Straight forward President “Restored the nation’s faith in gov’t”
•Continued detente
•Neither elected as President nor Vice-President
•Pardoned Nixon and all Vietnam draft dodgers
•Straight forward President “Restored the nation’s faith in gov’t”
•Continued detente
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
•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 is the only president neither elected as president or vice-president, he continued the detente as well as pardoning Nixon which people assumed made him in cahoots with him. Jimmy Carter was most known for his hosting of the David accords as well as detente and the SALT talks.