{"product_id":"the-presidency-of-gerald-r-ford-paperback","title":"The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Robert Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first comprehensive study of one of our most popular yet most misunderstood presidents. Reaching well beyond the image of Ford as \"healer\" of a war-torn and scandal-ridden nation, John Robert Greene extends and revises our understanding of Ford's struggles to restore credibility to the presidency in the wake of Watergate and Vietnam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew presidents had ever been asked to achieve so much in so little time against such great adversity. Greene shows that Ford's efforts to lead the nation were severely hampered by Nixon's misdeeds, by America's ignominious disengagement from an unpopular war, and by a watchdog Congress eager to put a brake on presidential power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking from a wealth of recently declassified documents, Greene reveals new evidence on Ford's roles in Watergate and challenges the prevailing view of the infamous Mayaguez incident. He argues persuasively that Ford made no \"deal\" with Nixon, but that his pardon of Nixon was costly nonetheless, for it shadowed his entire presidency thereafter. He also shows that the Mayaguez catastrophe was less a simple \"rescue mission\" than it was an attempt to revive sagging political fortunes by attacking Cambodia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition, Greene details Ford's rise to prominence within the Republican Party; chronicles the president's problematic relations with his staff, the new Democratic Congress, and Ronald Reagan; sheds new light on the selection and performance of Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller; offers new insights into the election of 1976; and provides the first in-depth look at Ford's Amnesty Program for Vietnam Era Draft Evaders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on interviews with Ford and more than sixty individuals who figured prominently in his presidency and on extensive use of the Ford Library, Greene's study illuminates Ford's valiant efforts during some of the presidency's most troubled years.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aim of the American Presidency Series is to present historians and the general reading public with interesting, scholarly assessments of the various presidential administrations. These interpretive surveys are intended to cover the broad ground between biographies, specialize monographs, and journalistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.03 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132123385991,"sku":"9780700606399","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6ce4b479d010306ac3a004fd1ac0667f.webp?v=1732623931","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-presidency-of-gerald-r-ford-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}