Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s
History has not been kind to Gerald Ford. His name evokes an image of either America''s only unelected president, who abruptly pardoned his corrupt predecessor, or an accident-prone man who failed to provide skilled leadership to a country in domestic turmoil. In Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s, historian Yanek Mieczkowski reexamines Ford''s two and a half years in office, showing tha...
History has not been kind to Gerald Ford. His name evokes an image of either America''s only unelected president, who abruptly pardoned his corrupt predecessor, or an accident-prone man who failed to provide skilled leadership to a country in domestic turmoil. In Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s, historian Yanek Mieczkowski reexamines Ford''s two and a half years in office, showing tha...
