Ford & Carter

1. Ford & Carter

2. EQ • What factors contributed to the weakening of the “Imperial Presidency” under Nixon, Ford & Carter?

3. President Gerald R. Ford

4. “Appointed” Presidency Vice President Nelson Rockefeller President Gerald Ford

5. Gerald Ford • Gerald Ford: • 1973- Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns • Ford appointed by Nixon to replace Agnew •  1974- President Nixon resigns • Vice President Ford becomes President

9. Gerald Ford • Nelson Rockefeller: • Vice President by President Ford • first “unelected” President and Vice President •  Presidential Pardons: • September, 1974- Ford grants Nixon “unconditional pardon” of all crimes

10. Nelson Rockefeller

12. The Nixon Pardon “I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States… grant a full, free and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States…” President Ford September 8, 1974

13. Oil Shortage

14. Oil Shortage • 1973- OPEC decreased oil exports which led to the following economic problems in America: • oil prices increased from $2.50 to $30 per barrel • factory production therefore decreased • unemployment and inflation increased 10%

19. PresidentJimmy Carter

20. Panama Canal Treaty

21. Jimmy Carter • Panama Canal Treaty {1978}: • U.S. and Panama reach following agreement: • Panama would gain control of the canal by the year 2000 • U.S. reserved the right to maintain the canal’s neutrality • Iranian Hostage Crisis {1979}: • Iranian government violates international law by holding 66 American hostages for more than one year • Carter unable to win the hostages release

22. President Theodore Roosevelt TR The Panama Canal

24. Ayatollah Khomeini

27. Afghanistan

28. Afghanistan • Afghanistan {1979}: • Soviet Union invades Afghanistan and establishes a communist regime • US gets involved to support Mujahadeen • Soviet version of Vietnam

30. December 27,1979

34. End of Carter Presidency

35. End of carter Administration • President Carter faced the following problems by 1980: • new energy shortage caused gas and oil prices to rise • inflation rate rose to 18% • interest rates rose to 20% • communists gained control in Nicaragua {Sandinistas} • Soviet invasion of Afghanistan • Iranian hostage crisis continues • Carter’s popularity fell below Richard Nixon’s during Watergate

36. *New energy crisis *18% inflation *20% interest rates *Sandinistas come to power in Nicaragua *Soviet invasion of Afghanistan *Iranian hostage crisis President Carter

37. Ronald Reagan