895 Days That Changed the World by Mount Graeme (9781551642758)

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An in-depth exploration of world-changing events and the man who controlled them. In this comprehensive examination of Gerald Ford's Presidency, Graeme Mount suggests that the 38th President of the USA handled events that have significantly changed the world. In the 895 days of Ford's term in office, he would deal with South Vietnam, North Korea, the Helsinki Accord, Cuba, the operational transfer of the Panama Canal, the death of Franco, the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia, public outrage at CIA misdeeds, the U.S. Bicentennial, and Operation Paul Bunyan, a reassurance to South Koreans and a warning to North Koreans. It is Mount's belief that developments which changed the world took place when President Ford led the United States. In some of these, he was an instigator; in some, he reacted to events precipitated by others. Making extensive use of the Gerald Ford Presidential Library, both the archives and the museum, Mount examines the very documents produced by President Ford, members of his cabinet, and the White House staff and through that examination offers a window on the world between August 9th, 1974 and January 20th, 1976.

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