The Ford and Carter Years- chapter 32 section 3
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US History [1]
Vikki S. The Ford and Carter Years One American?s Story Barely a month after Richard Nixon resigned amid the Watergate scandal, President Gerald R. Ford granted him a full pardon James D. Denney voiced anger at it in a letter to the editors of Time magazine 70s, Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter sought to restore USA?s faith in its leaders Ford Travels a Rough Road Ford urged Americans to put the Watergate scandal behind them Bad economy persisted ?A Ford, Not a Lincoln? Likeable and honest Became vice-president after Spiro Agnew?s resignation September 8, 1974, pardoned Nixon in an attempt to move the country beyond Watergate Cost Ford a good deal of public support Ford Tries to ?Whip? Inflation Inflation and unemployment continued to rise