1. Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter Created by Mr. Johnson

2. Ford Administration

3. 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

4. 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

5. Ford Replaces Nixon

6. Pardon of Nixon

7. Church Committee Investigation

8. Fall of Saigon

9. Khmer Rouge & Cambodian Genocide

10. Détente: Helsinki Agreements

11. Détente: Apollo-Soyuz

12. Clemency for Draft Evaders & Deserters

13. Energy Crisis Continues

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

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

16. 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

17. Election of 1976

19. Carter Administration

20. 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

21. 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

22. “Washington Outsider”

23. Blanket Amnesty

24. Three Mile Island Disaster

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

26. Solar Energy

27. Wind Energy

28. Environmental Superfund

29. Deregulation of Airlines

30. Camp David Accords

31. Human Rights Policy

32. Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua

33. Panama Canal Treaty

34. End of Détente

35. Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979

36. SALT II Fails

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

38. U.S. Boycott of 1980 Olympics

39. 1979 Iranian Revolution

40. Iran Hostage Crisis

41. Failed Rescue Attempt

42. 2 nd OPEC Oil Embargo

43. 1979 Energy Crisis

44. Historic Oil Prices

45. “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.”

46. 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

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

48. Election of 1980