FORD

FORD 1974-7

Doomed from the start?

• Honeymoon cut short- didn’t have time to push legislation through, most americans believed that pardon was corrupt + takes some of the blame of messy withdrawl of Vietnam

• Soldiers- not treated as veterans, many homeless, America just left them, ford took some of this blame

• Tolerant of draft dodgers- loses a lot of republican support

• Doomed in congress

• No clear political mandate- never expected me to be there, no clear help with under classes, democrats took this as a weakness

• Position of presidency at all time low- dissulusionment and lack of trust of president had increased

• He felt CIA been to involved in domestic issues- Watergate? Assassination plots of kennedy?

• Meeting with alexander salzhenitysm- time…