Comparison of Presidents Ford and Carter

In the debate between sitting president Jimmy Carter and Republican challenger Ronald Reagan, Reagan's arguments and explanations best match the available evidence. Carter claims his policies had reduced the inflation rate by 10 percent in less than a year, and points to the 9 million jobs he had provided to reduce unemployment rates. Reagan refutes this by mentioning that while Carter may have decreased the inflation rate from the beginning of the year, the inflation rate increased from 4.4 percent at the start of his presidency to almost 12 percent now. A graph provided by Edgenuity proves this to be true, therefore current evidence supports Reagan's claim. Reagan also mentions the 8 million people unemployed at the time of the debate, and

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, was a very simple and relatable man from Plains, Georgia. His ideals appealed to the Southern democrats. Washington was in chaos after the resignation of Nixon and the citizens of America were tiered of the government’s drama. This is what made Carter so popular in the 1976 election. Carter appealed to America because he was an outsider to Washington. He also wanted to comply with what the people wanted for America; “Carter sought to portray himself as a man of the people” (“Jimmy Carter”, 2009). He used the Watergate scandal to his advantage. He promised America he would always be honest with them: “I’ll never tell a lie”. (“Jimmy Carter”, 2009). This seemed to win over America for the moment because he won

For the case of discussing Gerald Ford, one of the most important events of his time as president is how he became one. After going into Republican politics at law school, he served in the House of Representatives for decades being re-elected twelve times. Even though he has never achieved his main goal of becoming speaker of the House, he was still supported by many, even including President Richard Nixon. In 1973, Spiro Agnew resigned the office of Vice President of the United States. When there was no Vice President left,“after pleading no contest to a change of income tax evasion, President Richard Nixon was empowered by the 25th Amendment to appoint a new Vice President” (Library 2). To explain,

Ronald Reagan hard work paid off when he signed the recovery tax act of 1981, which made

Jimmy Carter was running for reelection, and Americans overall were very unhappy with his leadership. Ronald Reagan emerged as his challenger, a former actor with great public skills and a plan.

Ronald Reagan was born in 1911 and died in 2004 the former president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 was also the governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Many people have mixed feelings of Ronald Reagan. Some did not like that Reagan was an actor before he became president of the United States.

Gerald Ford was the previous president before and James Carter. James Carter was a liberal. While Ford was a conservative. Mr.Carter agrees about legally hiring women and minorities, while Mr. Ford did not agree. Gerald Ford agrees with absolute right to gun ownership while James Carter feels the opposite. Mr. Carter agreed to raise taxes on the wealthier and Mr. Ford does not believe to raise taxes on the wealthy.

The United Sates presidential election of 1980 included Democrat Jimmy Carter and Republican opponent Ronald Reagan. From the beginning of the election Reagan knew he had a great chance in winning the election and becoming the 40th president of the United Sates when he found out who he was running against. Back in 1976, Jimmy Carter was brought into the White House and His domestic policies failed to resonate with the American public and his standing as an international leader was badly damaged by the Iranian hostage drama that began in 1979

Nixon deceived the United States multiple times near the end of his 5.5 years in office (Hogan). Nixon lied about himself, when trying to disguise his transgression in the Watergate complex (Farnsworth). In result, Nixon was the first president in the United States’ history to resign from his duties. Now that we know how leadership qualities affected presidency, let’s look at Nixon’s and Reagan’s accomplishments while they were in office in office.

Gerald R. Ford was sworn in on August 9, 1974, as the United State’s 38th president. In his inauguration speech, Ford was open about the bizarre circumstances that led to him holding the position. He acknowledged to the people that he was not chosen by them for the job as President. He continues to say, “If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform.” He spoke these words to show the public—who were skeptical of all politicians after the Watergate scandal—that he could be trusted. He knew without

On August 8, 1974, President Nixon addressed the nation and announced that he would become the first president ever to resign. The following day, Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States. Ford, a former House Minority leader, had been chosen by Nixon to succeed Vice President Spiro Agnew, who was forced to resign due to earlier charges of bribery and income tax evasion. Ford was the first man to become chief executive of the nation as a result of the resignation of a president, and without having been elected president or vice president. He nominated Nelson Rockefeller as his vice president.

On his second day in office, Carter pardoned all evaders of the Vietnam War drafts. During Carter's term as President, two new cabinet-level departments, the Department of Energy and the Department of Education were established. He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties, the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II), and the return of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama. On the economic front he confronted persistent "stagflation", a combination of high inflation, high unemployment and slow growth. The end of his presidential tenure was marked by the 1979–1981

Trust in the government was broken following the Watergate Scandal, the American people doubted the people running the country. Someone had to step forward and take the leadership position where he would face a people who lacked trust in the government. Whoever took up this position was going to face unusual circumstances and difficult obstacles from the first day of his presidency, and that man was Gerald Ford. Ford was the only president to not be elected into office. After serving in Congress for 25 years, he was looked up to for his flexibility, and had a reputation for being open and honest. When Nixon’s vice president resigned, Ford became Vice President since he was someone that both democrats and republicans would accept. Having said that, Ford had been successful as a house minority leader, but as a president he proved to be only average (Gerald). Ford rates as average due to his decision in the Nixon pardon, his actions during a poor economy, how he handled domestic issues, and his foreign policies. He may have had good ideas, but he had trouble implementing them.

During the election of 1980 most Americans eyes were fixed on two presidents. Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Most Americans hearts were fixed on one issue. The Iranian hostage crisis. Jimmy Carter, the current president, had tried without success to end the crisis diplomatically. Ronald Reagan, an actor turned politician, had very little experience in a political position. Carter was not fit to handle the current crisis. His attempts to free the hostages had gone poorly both diplomatically and through use of force. Ronald Reagan was not very well known as a politician, he was known as an actor and many people believed that he would just act in office instead of being the

Throughout our nation's history it has endured 43 presidents,some of them have been remembered as great men who served our country well and made it a better place. Others are more well known for the scandals they caused and others are hardly remembered at all. Despite the amount of presidents that we have had there has never been a president who stands out as the best president ever. Although there are two presidents from the post world war 2 era, each from two separate parties that I believed both had some of the skills to be the best president ever.