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