gerald ford became president (14 déc. 1973 – 18 nov 1978)

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August 12, 1974
Ford addresses inflation
Ford speaks to a joint session of Congress regarding inflation.

August 19, 1974
Ford picks Rockefeller for VP
Ford selects Nelson A. Rockefeller, the former Governor of New York, as his vice president.

August 28, 1974
Pardon possibility
Ford holds his first press conference as President. When questioned about the possibility of a pardon for former President Nixon, he replies that he is not ruling it out.

September 8, 1974
Ford pardons Nixon
Ford grants Richard Nixon a full pardon; his approval rating slips to 49 percent.

September 16, 1974
Clemency for draft evaders
The government announces a clemency whereby draft evaders and military deserters could “earn their return to the mainstream of American society” by performing alternative services.

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