Ford was one of the worst presidents of my lifetime. He was the Democrats’favorite Republican, and was presented to Nixon as the only acceptable vice presidential nominee when they ran Agnew out of office.
He named radical leftist JP Stevens to the Supreme Court and the conservative’s public enemy number one Nelson Rockefeller to the vice presidency. He had been one of the chief con men of the Warren Commission coverup.
He beat Reagan for the 1976 nomination by a hair after trashing conservatives all over the country for a year. He was the essence of the establishment. Pro ERA, Pro abortion, and with the best picture of his presidency being people hanging from helicopters at the embassy in Saigon as it was overrun. It was my first vote and I was a Reagan Democrat. I voted for Carter and do not regret it. Ford was a world class scumbag.
Ford assumed office unelected. Table was set for Reagan if Ford takes himself out. Was the country ready for Reagan in ‘76?
As a Polish-American, when Ford said that the Soviets didn’t dominate Poland, that was a big one for me.