AP Was There: 1975 summit at French castle plants seed for future G7 club of wealthy nations

The 1975 Economic and Monetary Summit at Chateau de Rambouillet brought together six leaders of industrial nations, including President Gerald Ford and President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, planting the seed for the G7. The group, which became the G7 in 1976 after Canada joined, focused on addressing global economic challenges and later expanded its influence to foreign policy and security.