Includes bibliographical references (p. 1081-1120) and index.

A Ford, not a Lincoln -- The Nixon legacy. The man and the organization ; Controversy over d�etente ; Jackson, arms control, and Jewish emigration ; China and its leaders -- Ford at the helm. The new presidency ; Cyprus, a case study in ethnic conflict -- East-West relations. Ford inherits the debate over d�etente ; A visit with Brezhnev ; Vladivostok and the crisis in American-Soviet relations ; The intelligence investigations -- Breakthrough in the Middle East. Ford and Middle East diplomacy ; One shuttle too many ; Sinai II and the road to peace -- Collapse in Indochina, tragedy of the Kurds. Indochina tragedy-- the beginning of the end ; The collapse of Cambodia ; The end of Vietnam ; Anatomy of a crisis : the Mayaguez ; Tragedy of the Kurds -- The Atlantic relationship. The restoration of western unity ; The European security conference ; The energy crisis -- Latin America. Panama, Mexico, and the "New Dialogue" ; Brazil, Chile, and western hemisphere unity ; Cuban interlude -- Relations with the communist world. Civil war in Angola ; Last visit to Moscow ; Preserving the Sino-American relationship. -- Southern Africa. An African strategy ; First visit to Africa ; Toward majority rule in Southern Africa ; Breakthrough to majority rule -- End of the Ford presidency. Civil War in Lebanon and Middle East peace ; Reflections.