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The Disappointing Decade The 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.
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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
Carter’s Economic Challenges • Foreign Competition • Loss of U.S. Manufacturing
Carter on Human Rights Foreign Policy • Camp David Accords • Verses the Russians