G7-Summit-AP Was There

FILE - From left: Premier Aldo Moro of Italy, Premier Harold Wilson of the Great Britain, President Gerald Ford of the United States, President Valery Giscard d'Estaing of France, Chacellor Helmut Schmidt of West Germany and Premier Takeo Miki of Japan, the six heads of state and government, pose for a group portrait during the Economic and Monetary summit meeting at the Chateau de Rambouillet, West of Paris, Nov. 17, 1975.

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

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

When U.S. President Gerald Ford and leaders of the five other leading democracies gathered at a 14th-century castle outside Paris on Nov. 15, 1975, they planted the seed for what subsequently became the Group of Seven nations. The initial six industrial powers that huddled at the Château de Rambouillet for three days of brainstorming about the global economy became the G7 the following year when Canada joined the elite club. G7 leaders are meeting again next week in France. As part of its coverage, The Associated Press is republishing its story from the opening of the inaugural summit in 1975.