Gerald R. Ford Evaluation of a President When researching my option on a president who I should evaluate, I decided to choose President Gerald R. Ford. Ford had served as president from 1974 to 1977, after the unprecedented resignation of Nixon on Aug. 9, 1974. President Ford was president w...

Twenty-five years ago, after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, Gerald Ford promised a return to normalcy. "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over," President Ford declared. But it was not. The Watergate scandal, and the remedies against future abuses of power, would have an en...

Gerald R. Ford Evaluation of a President GOV2302 Joe J. Briones When researching my option on a president who I should evaluate, I decided to choose President Gerald R. Ford. Ford had served as president from 1974 to 1977, after the unprecedented resignation of Nixon on Aug. 9, 1974. Presid...

Ronald Reagan: It's Time for a Change When the 1980 presidential election rolled around Americans were looking for a new leader and someone that could get the United States out of its slump. The previous Presidents did nothing but make Americans lose confidence in the position. Jimmy Carter...

In the year 1975, East Timor was a tiny half-island off the coast of Australia looking forward to its long-awaited freedom from Portuguese rule. Unfortunately, Indonesia had other plans for its neighbor and called upon the United States for help. To support its interests, the United States supplied ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, America experienced the presidencies of two great presidents by the names of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Even though the two men came from different backgrounds, they had similarities in the way they ran the country. Some of their actions were applauded for and some were...