Nixon’s foreign triumphs define his years in office
UPI recalls Nixon’s presidency marked by bold foreign policy wins including China diplomacy, detente with the Soviet Union, and Middle East negotiations, amid domestic strain from inflation and Watergate. It notes lunar achievement and drug control efforts, countered by Agnew’s scandal and the Watergate crisis.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
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Washington
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Middle East
Ford prepares to take oath as 38th president
Gerald R. Ford leaves his Alexandria home to start a day leading to his noon swearing in as the 38th president. He vows to continue Nixon foreign policy, name a vice president quickly, and maintain key Cabinet members amid national transition.
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Clay F. Richards
Washington
UPI
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America
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Defense
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Philip Buchan
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Wisconsin
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House
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Lloyd Bentsen
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Henry Kissinger
Senate
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James A. Schlessinger
Nixon resigns as president marked by chaotic White House scene
Pat Nixon watched from a second floor window as about 2,000 people gathered on the White House lawn for Nixon's final act in office. The president announced his resignation amid chants, horns, and scattered arrests while supporters and foes mixed outside the mansion.
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Gene Carlson
Washington
UPI
Richard Nixon
White House
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Richard M. Nixon
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Executive Mansion
Two Tasks Ford Must Face In Briefings And Policy
Ford inherits two entwined challenges: restore presidential credibility and craft policies to curb inflation while clarifying U S stance abroad. He faces a difficult public reception, a wary Congress, and decisions on Nixon’s legal fate, the vice presidency, and economic and foreign affairs strategy.
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UPI
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