Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter Created by Mr. Johnson

Ford Administration

Gerald Ford (R) Domestic PolicyDomestic Policy First non-elected executiveFirst non-elected executive Nixon pardonNixon pardon Church Committee investigationChurch Committee investigation Clemency boards for draft dodgers & desertersClemency boards for draft dodgers & deserters Economic recession: energy crisis, stagflation & “WIN”Economic recession: energy crisis, stagflation & “WIN” Lost 1976 electionLost 1976 election

Gerald Ford (R) Foreign PolicyForeign Policy Continued Nixon’s policy of détenteContinued Nixon’s policy of détente Helsinki AgreementHelsinki Agreement Apollo-Soyuz Test ProjectApollo-Soyuz Test Project End of Vietnam WarEnd of Vietnam War Fall of SaigonFall of Saigon Khmer Rouge & Cambodian genocideKhmer Rouge & Cambodian genocide

Ford Replaces Nixon

Pardon of Nixon

Church Committee Investigation

Fall of Saigon

Khmer Rouge & Cambodian Genocide

Détente: Helsinki Agreements

Détente: Apollo-Soyuz

Clemency for Draft Evaders & Deserters

Energy Crisis Continues

Economic Recession Mid-1970s saw worst economic conditions since Great DepressionMid-1970s saw worst economic conditions since Great Depression

Stagflation Rising prices (inflation)Rising prices (inflation) Flat wages & high unemployment (stagnant economy)Flat wages & high unemployment (stagnant economy) Problem throughout 1970sProblem throughout 1970s

WIN – Ford “Whip Inflation Now”“Whip Inflation Now” Voluntary measuresVoluntary measures ButtonsButtons Save moneySave money Conserve fuelConserve fuel Vegetable gardensVegetable gardens Ineffective, so…Ineffective, so… More direct measuresMore direct measures Unemployment benefitsUnemployment benefits Deficit spendingDeficit spending Tax cutsTax cuts

Election of 1976

Carter Administration

Jimmy Carter (D) Domestic policyDomestic policy “Washington outsider”“Washington outsider” Blanket amnesty for draft evaders & desertersBlanket amnesty for draft evaders & deserters Three Mile Island accidentThree Mile Island accident Reorganization of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Reorganization of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) National Energy PolicyNational Energy Policy Environmental SuperfundEnvironmental Superfund Deregulation of airlinesDeregulation of airlines Stagnant economyStagnant economy 2 nd OPEC embargo2 nd OPEC embargo Crisis of Confidence (“economic malaise”) speechCrisis of Confidence (“economic malaise”) speech

Jimmy Carter (D) Foreign PolicyForeign Policy Camp David AccordsCamp David Accords Human Rights policyHuman Rights policy Panama Canal TreatyPanama Canal Treaty End of détenteEnd of détente Soviet invasion of AfghanistanSoviet invasion of Afghanistan SALT II failedSALT II failed U.S. grain embargo on U.S.S.R.U.S. grain embargo on U.S.S.R. U.S. Boycott of 1980 OlympicsU.S. Boycott of 1980 Olympics Sandinista Revolution in NicaraguaSandinista Revolution in Nicaragua Iranian Revolution & Hostage CrisisIranian Revolution & Hostage Crisis

“Washington Outsider”

Blanket Amnesty

Three Mile Island Disaster

National Energy Act Energy efficiencyEnergy efficiency Alternative sources of energyAlternative sources of energy

Solar Energy

Wind Energy

Environmental Superfund

Deregulation of Airlines

Camp David Accords

Human Rights Policy

Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua

Panama Canal Treaty

End of Détente

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979

SALT II Fails

U.S. Grain Embargo on U.S.S.R.

U.S. Boycott of 1980 Olympics

1979 Iranian Revolution

Iran Hostage Crisis

Failed Rescue Attempt

2 nd OPEC Oil Embargo

1979 Energy Crisis

Historic Oil Prices

“Crisis of Confidence” Speech “We can see this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation… In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self- indulgence and consumption.”

New Right Coalition Small-governmentSmall-government Cut taxesCut taxes Cut social programsCut social programs Conservative Christian groupsConservative Christian groups TelevangelistsTelevangelists Moral MajorityMoral Majority Business interestsBusiness interests Cut taxesCut taxes Restore faith lost by CarterRestore faith lost by Carter

Ronald Reagan RepublicanRepublican Actor, California governorActor, California governor “Let’s make America great again”“Let’s make America great again”

Election of 1980