Fords Presidency

Continued with Nixon's foreign policy

Pursued detente with the Soviet Union

very limited US military involvement overseas

came to more agreements with the Soviets

Allowed many Vietnamese refugees into the US

wanted to end the "Vietnam Era" peacefully, or as
gracefully as possible

Had his own SALT talks (SALT II)

Helsinki

Pardoned Nixon to shift focus away from that
-wanted to heal the countries wounds

brought some attention to CIA misdoings

attempted to combat stagflation with WIN,
-don't spend a lot and grow a vegetable garden

when WIN didn't work, grew a $60 billion federal
deficit to create jobs, and the Federal Reverse dropped
interest rates to 8%