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Foreign Affairs


Foreign affairs during the presidential terms of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Senior, and William "Bill" Clinton battled with conflicts mainly involving the Soviet Union, until its collapse in 1991, and the Middle East. Some of these presidents handled foreign affairs very well and tactful, yet others did a poor job at keeping things in order and dealing with the affairs. Although a mixture of Republicans and Democrats, the presidents shared the same goal of making peace with foreign countries and preventing war with hostile nations.
Gerald Ford, the thirty-eighth president of the United States of America came took the oath in office on August 9, 1974 after Nixon had resigned. He was known as the "Accidental President" and declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts," after swearing in. Ford had been vice president for the......

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