President Ford imposed a $3.00/bbl fee on imported oil, which was phased in such that it started with $1.00/bbl on February 1.
The courts determined that the President lacked such executive power.
I'm not sure what the goal of that tariff was. Perhaps to try to boost domestic oil production, which was a huge concern at the time.
The policy comedy Barney Miller premiered on television. It was truly a great example of 1970s situation comedy.
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