<P> As North Vietnamese forces advanced , Ford requested Congress approve a $722 million aid package for South Vietnam , funds that had been promised by the Nixon administration . Congress voted against the proposal by a wide margin . Senator Jacob K. Javits offered `` ... large sums for evacuation , but not one nickel for military aid '' . President Thieu resigned on April 21 , 1975 , publicly blaming the lack of support from the United States for the fall of his country . Two days later , on April 23 , Ford gave a speech at Tulane University . In that speech , he announced that the Vietnam War was over `` ... as far as America is concerned '' . The announcement was met with thunderous applause . </P>
<P> As North Vietnamese forces advanced , Ford requested Congress approve a $722 million aid package for South Vietnam , funds that had been promised by the Nixon administration . Congress voted against the proposal by a wide margin . Senator Jacob K. Javits offered `` ... large sums for evacuation , but not one nickel for military aid '' . President Thieu resigned on April 21 , 1975 , publicly blaming the lack of support from the United States for the fall of his country . Two days later , on April 23 , Ford gave a speech at Tulane University . In that speech , he announced that the Vietnam War was over `` ... as far as America is concerned '' . The announcement was met with thunderous applause . </P>
who was president of united states in april 1975
who was president of united states in april 1975
Ford
Ford