LEADER 02666nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910781656603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-3495-1 010 $a1-283-23302-9 010 $a9786613233028 010 $a0-8131-7205-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000046165 035 $a(EBL)792219 035 $a(OCoLC)753969138 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000537073 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11352566 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537073 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10551827 035 $a(PQKB)10875521 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000038487 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13813 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL792219 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495327 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL323302 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC792219 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000046165 100 $a20041112d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGerald Ford and the challenges of the 1970s$b[electronic resource] /$fYanek Mieczkowski 210 $aLexington, Ky. $cUniversity Press of Kentucky$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (477 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8131-3847-7 311 $a0-8131-2349-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. The leadership challenge -- pt. 2. The economic challenge -- pt. 3. The energy challenge -- pt. 4. Diplomatic and political challenges. 330 $aFor many Americans, Gerald Ford evokes an image of either an unelected president who abruptly pardoned his corrupt predecessor or an accident-prone klutz who failed to provide skilled leadership. In Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970's, Yanek Mieczkowski reexamines Ford's two and a half years in office, showing that his presidency successfully confronted the most vexing crisis of postwar era. Viewing the 1970's primarily through the lens of economic events, Mieczkowski argues that Ford's understanding of the national economy was better than any modern president, that he oversaw a dram 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1974-1977 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1971-1981 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1960-1980 615 0$aPresidents 676 $a973.925/092 676 $aB 700 $aMieczkowski$b Yanek$0478731 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781656603321 996 $aGerald Ford and the challenges of the 1970s$91218506 997 $aUNINA