Under which president was the mandatory military draft abolished?

Richard Nixon formed the Gates Commission for the specific purpose of investigating whether or not ending the draft would compromise America's military strength. When it was determined that a volunteer military was viable, Nixon phased out the draft in 1973. The concept of ending conscription was one of several ideas considered during Johnson's administration amid the Vietnam conflict. Jimmy Carter later granted amnesty to draft dodgers. When Gerald Ford assumed the presidency, the measures to end the draft had begun.