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BBC

Bbc: 1974: Ford Takes Over as Nixon Quits

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and video on the historic date of August 9, 1974, when Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States.
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Website
Other

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum: The Watergate Files

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed story of the political crimes collectively known as Watergate, as told by the Ford Library. Includes coverage of the trials, the Senate hearings, the tapes, and the people involved.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Gerald R. Ford

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of America's thirty-eighth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: President Ford Pardons Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
At this Ibiblio.org site, click to view photos of President Ford as he announces his decision to pardon Richard Nixon in 1974.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: President Ford & the Uss Mayaguez Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here to check out a trio of photos depicting President Ford dealing with the U.S.S. Mayaguez crisis in 1975.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Ford Library Photographic Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
View the 100 most often requested GRF photos and pictures from the White House photographic office. Site by ibiblio.org.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1976

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1976 won by Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Watergate

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze the scandal that brought down the Nixon presidency and added to the loss of confidence our nation had in our government. Included on this site is a concise summary, references for further study, questions for analysis, and a...
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Other

Arms Negotiations at Vladivostok

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs from the Vladivostok Summit in 1974 between the Soviet Union's Leonid Brezhnev and U.S. President Gerald Ford.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Post Vietnam Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses U.S. foreign policy after Vietnam encompassed every corner of the globe as Presidents Ford and Carter attempted to work with countries in Eastern Europe, Latin American and the Middle East.
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Curated OER

Ibiblio.org: President Ford Pardons Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
At this Ibiblio.org site, click to view photos of President Ford as he announces his decision to pardon Richard Nixon in 1974.
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Curated OER

Ibiblio.org: President Ford Pardons Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
At this Ibiblio.org site, click to view photos of President Ford as he announces his decision to pardon Richard Nixon in 1974.
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Curated OER

Ibiblio.org: President Ford & the Uss Mayaguez Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here to check out a trio of photos depicting President Ford dealing with the U.S.S. Mayaguez crisis in 1975.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ibiblio.org: President Ford & the Uss Mayaguez Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here to check out a trio of photos depicting President Ford dealing with the U.S.S. Mayaguez crisis in 1975.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ibiblio.org: President Ford & the Uss Mayaguez Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here to check out a trio of photos depicting President Ford dealing with the U.S.S. Mayaguez crisis in 1975.
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Curated OER

Photo of President Ford

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.
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Curated OER

1974

For Students 9th - 10th
This November 1974 Washington Post archive article reports on President Gerald Ford's first meeting with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev at the Vladivostok Summit.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1976 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1976 won by Jimmy Carter, the first president elected from the Deep South since Zachary Taylor in 1848.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Khmer Rouge

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive article discusses the Khmer Rouge (1975-1979) regime of Pol Pot in Cambodia and the SS Mayaguez incident.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Helsinki Accords

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Helsinki Accords, a series of agreements that were signed in August 1975 by leaders of the USA, the USSR, and 35 nations who were members of NATO and the Warsaw Pact that dealt with three main issues of cooperation,...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Confirming the Termination of Japanese Internment

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the speech "Confirming the Termination of Japanese Internment" by President Gerald R. Ford, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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Digital History

Digital History: Watergate

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a comprehensive overview of the Watergate break-in and investigation that would eventually result in Nixon's resignation.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Sickened Economy

For Students 5th - 8th
The U.S. economy in the 1970s staggered and fell in the 1970s. Read about the reasons for the depressed economy marked by high inflation and high unemployment.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: u.s. History: Watergate: Nixon's Domestic Nightmare

For Students 9th - 10th
From a chapter in a history textbook. This section looks at the election of 1972, which Richard Nixon won, and the subsequent Watergate crisis. Includes review questions.