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The Disappointing Decade The Ford and Carter Presidencies. Gerald ford – The Unelected President. The Nixon Pardon. Ford Faces Economic Problems. OPEC Boycott Inflation/WIN Program Austerity Recession. Ford’s Foreign Policy. Fall of Saigon Helsinki Accords Basic human rights. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Disappointing DecadeThe Ford and Carter Presidencies
Gerald ford – The Unelected President
The Nixon Pardon
Ford Faces Economic Problems
• OPEC Boycott• Inflation/WIN Program• Austerity• Recession
Ford’s Foreign Policy
• Fall of Saigon• Helsinki Accords• Basic human rights
Reagan v. Ford 1976
• Ford barely beats Reagan for the nomination
Jimmy Carter – The Unexpected President
Carter’s Energy Policy
Carter’s Economic Challenges • Foreign Competition• Loss of U.S. Manufacturing
Factories Closing – Service Sector Rising
Bakke v. University of CA.
Carter on Human Rights Foreign Policy
• Camp David Accords• Verses the Russians
Iranian Revolution 1979
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
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