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1973: The day that Gerald Ford became VP

Monday, December 2, 2019 1:10

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Sadly, President Ford’s story has been lost between all of the controversies and stories of the last 50 years.

Most Americans do not remember him, a sad commentary about our knowledge of US history. In a recent Gallup, he ranks down the list with only 16% rating him as above average!

Again, that’s a sad commentary!

I would give President Ford very high marks. It’s hard to exaggerate the role he played in restoring the integrity of the vice presidency and presidency when he followed President Nixon.

On this day in 1973, Representative Gerald Ford became Vice President of the US following the resignation of VP Agnew. His story is very different than those of the other Vice Presidents who’ve become President, such as Truman or Nixon or LBJ.

David Shribman wrote an article reminding us of just how fortunate we were that Gerald Ford was the man who assumed the office.

Put me down as one of those who believes that President Ford was a great president. He did not fight a war or deal with an economic depression. He did restore the presidency and that’s no small achievement.

As President Carter said after taking the presidential oath:

“For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land..”

Yes, we should all thank President Ford for healing the nation. It was no small task.

P. S. You can hear CANTO TALK here & follow me on Twitter @ scantojr.

Source: http://cantotalk.blogspot.com/2019/12/1973-day-that-gerald-ford-became-vp.html

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