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Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States.
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Ford nominates Nelson Rockefeller to be Vice President.
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Because of this Ford's approval rating plummets.
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White House holds the "summit conference" on inflation and the economy.
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Ford vetoes the Freedom of Information Act Admentments because he felt that not enough protection was given to classified intelligence documents.
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Congress overroad Ford's veto which made the bill law.
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Rockefeller is sworn in as the 41st Vice President of the United States.
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Ford states that the Union is not good and that millions of Americans are unemployed. Also, prices are to high and sales are to slow. He proposed tax cuts for families and businesses.
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Ford evacuated the mission in Cambodia as the Khmer Rouge advanced on the capital, Phnom Penh. The Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia on April 17, 1975.
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Ford states that the Vietnam War is done as far as America is concerned during a speech at Tulane University.
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Ford joins the leader of 34 nations in signing the Final act of the Conference.Europe was seeking an end to their communist regimes.
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Ford announced a joint Egyptian-Israeli agreement on troop disengagement in the Sinai Peninsula.
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Ford is almost assassinated in Sacramento by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.
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Reagan announces that he will run against Ford for the Republican presidential nomination in 1976,
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Ford opposed the Amendments but the Senate passed them. The Amendments prohibit funding for US activities aimed at defeating the Soviet and Cuban MPLA factions in the Angolan Civil War.
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Ford edged Reagan by 1,250 votes, taking 17 of 21 delegates. It began a string of victories for Ford.
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Ford became the first President since Truman to campaign by train as he crossed southern Michigan.
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Ford ordered the evacuation of the US enbassy in Lebanon after the assassination of embassy officials on June 16th.
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Ford lost the election to Jimmy Carter, 39,147,793 (48%) to 40,830,763 (50.1%).
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Carter is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States.