Accomplishments of President Gerald R Ford:

• Only President neither elected to the Presidency or the Vice-Presidency
• Presided over the worst economy in the four decades since the Great Depression
• Controversially granted a presidential pardon to President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal
• Signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, which established special education throughout the United States
• Signed the Helsinki Accords, marking a move toward détente in the Cold War
• Officially ended US involvement in the Vietnam War after North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam
• Advocated for Women’s Equality
• Championed the fight against cancer and drug addiction