Tag Archives: President Gerald Ford

Alan Dershowitz: ‘Should Joe Biden Pardon Donald Trump?’

Source:Alan Dershowitz– talking about whether President Joe Biden, should pardon former President Donald Trump. Source:The New Democrat “This is Alan Dershowitz’s video podcast called The Dershow. We discuss politics, law, the constitution and current events.” From Alan Dershowitz To personally answer … Continue reading

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Associated Press: ‘SYND 20 8 74 FORD NOMINATES VICE PRESIDENT’

Source:Associated Press– President Gerald R. Ford (Republican, Michigan) nominating Governor Nelson Rockefeller (Republican, New York) to be Vice President of the United States, in 1974. Source:The New Democrat “20 Aug 1974) United States President Gerald Ford nominates Nelson Rockefeller as … Continue reading

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Mark Russell PBS: Mark Russell Takes a Look at Election 76: We Got a President As Good As The American People

Source:Mark Russell PBS– with a political satiric look at campaign 76. Source:The Daily Times “From “Mark Russell Looks at Campaign ’76”–clips from Russell’s Dec 1975 special. It begins with a song about politicians sung to the tune of “A Modern … Continue reading

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Gerald R. Ford Library: Nelson Rockefeller Swearing in Ceremony as Vice President of the United States (1974)

Source:The New Democrat  I’m not sure we’ve ever had a more qualified nominee for Vice President of the United States. And you might be thinking, “that is not saying much”, (and perhaps with stronger language) but the fact is we’ve … Continue reading

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President Gerald Ford: Pardons Richard Nixon (September 8, 1974)

Source:The New Democrat  As unpopular as the pardoning of Richard Nixon was for President Gerald Ford in 1974 and contributed to President Ford losing the election in 1976, it was the right thing for the President to do. Because of … Continue reading

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ABC Evening News: Saturday Before Start of 1976 Republican National Convention

Source:The New Democrat  Just a few days before the start of the 1976 Republican National Convention and the GOP didn’t know who their presidential nominee would be. Even though they held the White House with President Gerald Ford. But President … Continue reading

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CBS News: President Gerald Ford Talks Ronald Reagan On Face The Nation (1976)

Source:The New Democrat  President Gerald Ford trying to run as a Centrist in 1976 even though he had a pretty conservative in Congress as a Representative from Grand Rapids, Michigan and as House Minority Leader. And then had a pretty … Continue reading

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CBS News: Governor Ronald Reagan Talks President Gerald Ford On Face The Nation (1975)

Source:The New Democrat I don’t have the exact date on this, but I believe this is early 1975. The year I’m sure of and it was just after Ronald Reagan left the California Governor’s Mansion as a two-term Governor of … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Robert Reich: Why America Has Forgotten Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons

Source:The New Democrat AlterNet: Opinion: Robert Reich: Why America Has Lost Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons What Robert Reich and others on the further left of me do not understand is that when we had those huge tax rates in … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Gerald Ford, Address on Energy Policy 1975

Source:The FreeState President Ford, showing a lot of leadership in 1975, taking on energy policy and even energy independence. Figuring out that the energy shortages of the early and mid 1970s were bad for the economy as a whole. Not … Continue reading

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