[buccaneer81]

But the problem began way back in 1973 when the first embargo of oil began under Gerald Ford.

Ford did not become President until August 9, 1974. Nixon was in during "energy crisis 1".

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Ford did not become President until August 9, 1974. Nixon was in during "energy crisis 1".***

thanks. I must have been wrong. I remember that I was at the Farmer's market in Bloomfield, NM that day. The STAR tabloid had on it's cover in BIG letters, "JEAN DIXON SAYS NIXON WILL NOT RESIGN.
This was on the very day Nixon resigned.