Gerald Ford
38th president of the United States
Nixon's VIce President
Took over when Nixon resigned
Only VIce President and President to never be elected
Had two assassination attempts within three weeks
Continued detente with the USSR
Ford wanted to help South Vietnam when North Vietnam invaded in 1974 but COngress refused
By April of 1975, all of Vietnam became communist
Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistancea Act was passed to allow refugees to immigrate to the US
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