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1949
House of Representatives
Appointed Member of the House of Representatives
1973
Nuclear Warfare
22nd June The Agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union on the Prevention of Nuclear War enters into force, the major policy objectives are "to remove the danger of nuclear war and the use of nuclear weapons"
1973
Vice President
10th Oct Appointed Vice President following the resignation of Spiro Agnew
1973
Watergate
Watergate Nixon receives a "full, complete & absolute pardon" from Gerald Ford
1974
Inauguration of Ford
9th Aug Washington Immediately sworn in after Nixon's resignation
1974
Nuclear Warfare
9th Nov Moscow A simulated missile attack accidentally fed into the American early warning system fools operators, during the six minutes it takes to discover that the attack is not authentic, fighters from bases in the United States and Canada take off
23rd Nov President Gerald Ford and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev sign the Vladivostok Accord, which establishes a framework for future Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II) between the United States and the Soviet Union
1974
President
9th Aug Appointed President of the USA, 38th President
1974
SALT
23rd Nov President Gerald Ford and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev sign the Vladivostok Accord, which establishes a framework for future Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II) between the United States and the Soviet Union
1974
Vladivostok Accord
23rd Nov President Gerald Ford and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev sign the Vladivostok Accord, which establishes a framework for future Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II) between the United States and the Soviet Union
1975
Conference of Security & Co operation in Europe
1st Aug Helsinki The treaty of Helsinki establishes the Conference on Security & Co-operation in Europe
1975
Declaration of Helsinki
1st Aug Helsinki The Declaration covers human rights
1975
Human Rights
1st Aug Helsinki The Declaration covers human rights
1975
Invasion of Cambodia
12th April Washington The American Ambassador & his staff are evacuated by helicopter from Phnom Penh
1975
Invasion of Vietnam
23rd April Washington Speaking in New Orleans says that the war is "finished"
1976
Election
2nd Nov Gerald Ford wins 48% of the popular vote & 247 electoral college votes

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