Gerald Ford Timeline: Presidential Timeline of Important Events |
| 1974 | He was the 38th President of the United States. He is one of five Presidents who were never inaugurated. He assumed the role following the Watergate Scandal which resulted in the resignation of President Richard Nixon |
| 1974 | September 8, 1974: President Ford grants disgraced Richard Nixon an unconditional pardon explaining that he felt the pardon was in the best interests of the country. It was greeted as an unpopular action by many Americans |
| 1974 | The Cold War continued the struggle between communism and democracy. |
| 1974 | The economic phenomenon known as Stagflation hist the US with a combination of economic stagnation, rising prices and inflation |
| 1974 | The President announces his "Whip Inflation Now - WIN" program on October 8, 1974 |
| 1974 | The Campaign Reform Law that removed the influence of big money and special interests on the Federal electoral process |
| 1974 | Privacy Act of 1974: Privacy Act of 1974 was signed on January 01, 1975 protecting the right of Americans to individual privacy. |
| 1975 | The Communist victory in Southeast Asia (1975-1976) when South Vietnam was united with North Vietnam in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV). The US continued to apply existing economic sanctions against the Communist SRV |
| 1975 | The Khmer Rouge (1975-1979) regime of Pol Pot emerges in Cambodia and the SS Mayaguez Incident |
| 1975 | Viking 1 and Viking 2: Viking 1 and Viking 2 are launched from Kennedy Space Center on a trip to Mars during August and November 1975 |
| 1975 | The Helsinki Agreement, aka the Helsinki Accords and the Helsinki Final Act, was a important diplomatic agreement made on August 1, 1975 in an effort to reduce tension between the Soviet and Western blocs |
| 1975 | The Energy Policy Conservation Act is signed December 22, 1975 aimed at reducing energy consumption, preserve resources and reduce environmental pollution |
| 1976 | Concorde makes its first flight between Europe and the US on March 24, 1976 |
| 1976 | Korean Gift Scandal: November 13, 1976 - Over 80 members of Congress are implicated in a scandal for accepting gifts from a South Korean government agent |
| 1977 | His presidency and term in office ends. The next US President was Jimmy Carter |
Gerald Ford Timeline of important Events |