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, historical Yanek Mieczkowski reexamines Ford's two and a half years in office, showing that his presidency successfully confronted the most vexing crises of the postwar era. Mieczkowski argues that Ford's understanding of the national economy was better than that of any other modern president, that Ford oversaw a dramatic reduction of inflation, and that his attempts to solve the energy crisis were based in sound economic principles."
Print Book, English, ©2005
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., ©2005
Biography
xi, 455 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780813123493, 0813123496
57134394
pt. 1. The leadership challenge
Hungering for heroes
The congenial Presidency
Gerald Ford and the Ninety-fourth Congress
Ford's vision for America
pt. 2. The economic challenge
The great inflation of the 1970s
Taking aim at inflation
Teetering on a knife's edge
Rallying the nation to fight inflation
The great recession of the 1970s
Ford's 1975 State of the Union Program
Economic initiatives, 1975-76
pt. 3. The energy challenge
The energy crisis of the 1970s
A new energy program
The energy stalemate
Breaking the energy logjam
pt. 4. Diplomatic and political challenges
Gerald Ford's internationalism
Thunder from the right
Back from the brink