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The Disappointing Decade The Ford and Carter Presidencies

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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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Page 1: The Disappointing Decade The Ford and Carter Presidencies

The Disappointing DecadeThe Ford and Carter Presidencies

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Gerald ford – The Unelected President

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The Nixon Pardon

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Ford Faces Economic Problems

• OPEC Boycott• Inflation/WIN Program• Austerity• Recession

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Ford’s Foreign Policy

• Fall of Saigon• Helsinki Accords• Basic human rights

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Reagan v. Ford 1976

• Ford barely beats Reagan for the nomination

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Jimmy Carter – The Unexpected President

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Carter’s Energy Policy

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Carter’s Economic Challenges • Foreign Competition• Loss of U.S. Manufacturing

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Factories Closing – Service Sector Rising

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Bakke v. University of CA.

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Carter on Human Rights Foreign Policy

• Camp David Accords• Verses the Russians

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Iranian Revolution 1979

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The Iranian Hostage Crisis