Ford and Carter a new style of leadership Flashcards
what did Ford and Carter both wish to portray themselves as?
“ordinary guys”
what is an example of Ford portraying himself as “ordinary”?
- famously he made the remark he was a “Ford” not a “Lincoln”
- walked out of his house to collect his own paper in his PJ’s and waved to the press
what is an example of Carter presenting himself as a “ordinary guy”?
- after he was elected president he walked down Pennsylvanian avenue with his family.
what was the reaction to Fords decision to pardon Nixon?
it was very unpopular with the public
how did Ford want congress to be run?
he wanted a democratic-run congress with congress working in partnership with the president.
what encouraged media scrutiny of Ford?
- his informality
- his ideas about a partnership with congress
- his pardon for Nixon
what are some examples of how the media ridiculed Ford?
- one network showed him stumbling down a ski slope 11 times in during one show
- the New Yorker magazine showed him as Bozo the clown of the cover.
when was Ford defeated by Carter?
in 1976
what did the polls show on the faith of the public in the government?
76% believed Ford lacked qualities of a president and 80% said the same about Carter
why was Carters leadership critised?
- his micromanagement was leaked in 1979 where he reviewed all requests to use the white house Tennis courts.
- relations with congress were poor
- media made much of his relationship with his wife calling her “Mrs. president”
what % of people had a lot of faith in carter?
1977 18%
what was the Paris Peace accords?
signed by Nixon in January 1973 and took America out of the Vietnam war
how did people feel about the signing of the Paris Peace Accords?
they were pleased but felt as though the US was loosing its international primacy.
what happened in 1978 ?
Islamic fundamentalists led a successful revolution against the pro-American Shah of Iran.
when was the Iranian hostage crisis?
1979 Iranian militants stormed the US embassy in Tehran and captured 60 hostages due to America allowing Shah citizens to receive cancer treatment in America.
