President Nixon's Détente Policy

When Nixon visited China, introducing his détente policy, he established favorable relations with China, providing him with connection to the Soviets. This liaison led to China ending their influence in North Vietnam during the war and to America signing the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with the USSR. Amidst war, Congress passed the War Powers Act to redistribute power throughout the government branches after the president gained unilateral power at Gulf of Tonkin. Despite his foreign affairs success, Nixon’s involvement with the Watergate scandal resulted in his resignation from Presidency. Upon Ford assuming presidency, he first pardoned Nixon before ending the war by withdrawing U.S. troops from Vietnam. When Carter defeated Ford