The Nixon-Ford Era witnessed one of the most controversial presidential
eras, yet despite all of the turmoil, progress was made. The Vietnam War
eventually wound down, the Cold War went through a phase of détente,
relations were established with China, civil rights progressed, the
situation of African Americans and Native Americans improved, and
Women's Liberation altered the status of half of the population. The A
to Z of the Nixon-Ford Era relates these events and provides extensive
political, economic, and social background on this era through a
detailed chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and
several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on important
persons, events, institutions, policies, and issues.