"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have."
- Gerald R. Ford
- Gerald R. Ford
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
Summary: Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and prior to this, was the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. He was involved in 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
Summary: Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and prior to this, was the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. He was involved in 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
Summary: James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. Before he became President, Carter, a Democrat, served as a U.S. Naval officer, was a peanut farmer, served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as Governor of Georgia (1971–1975). He was most famous for his role in the middle east. He instigated the SALT 2 talks and was also a large part of Detente.
•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: James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. Before he became President, Carter, a Democrat, served as a U.S. Naval officer, was a peanut farmer, served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as Governor of Georgia (1971–1975). He was most famous for his role in the middle east. He instigated the SALT 2 talks and was also a large part of Detente.
