Nixon-
- Watergate:
- 5 men broke up into office of DNC- located in Watergate building in D.C.
- find information to help get Nixon re-elected
- Nixon raised money to keep burglars quiet
- Tried to stop FBI from investigating the crime
- Resigned rather than be faced with impeachment
Gerald Ford-
- Appointed VP by Nixon
- Only VP and President to never be elected
- 2 assassination attempts in 2 weeks
- Granted Nixon a pardon
- allowed people who didn't go to Vietnam from the draft to come back
- Established Special Education in schools
- Election against Jimmy Carter- Carter won
Jimmy Carter-
- Star Basketball Player in high school
- served in navy
- Georgia state Senator
- 1 term as Governor
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