Gerald Ford
•38th U.S. President
•Neither elected as President nor Vice-President
•Pardoned (got people off punishments) 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 (got people off punishments) 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: Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford were both presidents who restored faith in the US government.