Gerald Ford: Election and Major Accomplishments
Gerald Ford is the only president to attain presidency without being voted in by the electoral college. He was sworn into vice-presidency because Richard Nixon, president at the time, nominated him. He received majority of the votes in both the house and the senate, therefore, he ascended to vice president. He could not have attained vice presidency or presidency, however, if the US had not adopted the 25th amendment. The 25th amendment declared how the vice president was chosen if he resigned, died, or promoted. It also stated how if the president resigned or died, the president would be the next president. Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal, but Ford implemented proclamation 4311 which stated that Nixon had a pardon for any crimes he committed while in office.
Ford tried to send more troops to Vietnam, but congress did not agree. He first wanted to lower inflation. It was during the worst recession since the great depression, and Ford wanted to lower the taxes and cut spending for the economic growth. He was successful, as he was the first president to lower the deficit. After the war in Vietnam, he wanted to prevent a war in the middle east. He did so by sending both Israel and Egypt goods, and persuaded them to a truce.
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