Fords Presidency
Foreign Policy
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
Domestic policy
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%