October .E2.80.93 December Timeline of the presidency of Gerald Ford

president ford appears @ house judiciary subcommittee hearing regarding pardon of richard nixon



october 17 – ford appears before house judiciary subcommittee on criminal justice explain facts , circumstances basis pardon of former president richard nixon. first sitting president since abraham lincoln testify before house of representatives .
october 17 – ford vetoes freedom of information act amendments believing not enough protection given sensitive , classified intelligence documents. congress overrides ford’s veto on november 21, 1974 making bill law.
october 21 – ford makes first international trip of presidency, travelling nogales , magdalena de kino, mexico. there meets president luis echeverría , lay wreath @ tomb of padre eusebio kino.
november 1 – ford meets ailing richard nixon in long beach, california hospital.
november 5 – republicans lose 40 seats in house , 4 in senate, widening democratic majority in congress during 1974 midterm elections.


gerald ford soviet leader leonid brezhnev in vladivostok, u.s.s.r., november 24, 1974.



november 19–24 – ford makes second international trip of presidency:

november 19–22 – state visit tokyo , kyoto; meets prime minister kakuei tanaka. first visit country incumbent american president
november 22–23 – travels seoul, south korea; meets president park chung-hee.
november 23–24 – travels vladivostok, soviet union; meets general secretary leonid brezhnev. 2 heads of state agree terms limit both nations equal aggregate number of various weapons, including strategic nuclear delivery vehicles (sndvs), intercontinental ballistic missiles (icbms), , submarine-launched ballistic missiles (slbms) fitted multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (mirvs).


december 14–16 – ford makes third international trip of presidency, travelling fort-de-france, martinique, meeting french president valéry giscard d estaing.
december 17 – ford lights national community christmas tree, living 42-foot colorado blue spruce, decorated on 2,000 tiny amber , white energy conserving lights, braided gold-colored rope , large gold ornaments. later, in first christmas greeting american people president, ford mentions former national park service ranger , concerned environmental conservation, pleased fact first national christmas tree living one.
december 19 – president delivers remarks @ american freedom train dedication ceremonies @ alexandria union station in alexandria, virginia.
december 19 – following congressional approval, nelson rockefeller sworn in 41st vice president of united states.




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