Jimmy Carter - Gerald Ford Debate Day 1 Part 2 (1976)

September 23, 1976 - Watch the full debate: http://thefilmarchived.blogspot.com/2010/10/jimmy-carter-gerald-ford-debate-d...

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Ford reluctantly agreed to run for office in 1976, but first he had to counter a challenge for the Republican party nomination. Then-former Governor of California Ronald Reagan and the party's conservative wing faulted Ford for failing to do more in South Vietnam, for signing the Helsinki Accords and for negotiating to cede the Panama Canal (negotiations for the canal continued under President Carter, who eventually signed the Torrijos-Carter Treaties). Reagan launched his campaign in autumn of 1975 and won several primaries before withdrawing from the race at the Republican Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The conservative insurgency convinced Ford to drop the more liberal Vice President Nelson Rockefeller in favor of Kansas Senator Bob Dole.

In addition to the pardon dispute and lingering anti-Republican sentiment, Ford had to counter a plethora of negative media imagery. Chevy Chase often did pratfalls on Saturday Night Live, imitating Ford, who had been seen stumbling on two occasions during his term. As Chase commented, "He even mentioned in his own autobiography it had an effect over a period of time that affected the election to some degree."

President Ford's 1976 election campaign had the advantage that he was an incumbent President during several anniversary events held during the period leading up to the United States Bicentennial. The Washington, D.C. fireworks display on the Fourth of July was presided over by the President and televised nationally. On July 7, 1976, the President and First Lady served as hosts at a White House state dinner for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of the United Kingdom, which was televised on the Public Broadcasting Service network. The 200th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts gave Ford the opportunity to deliver a speech to 110,000 in Concord acknowledging the need for a strong national defense tempered with a plea for "reconciliation, not recrimination" and "reconstruction, not rancor" between the United States and those who would pose "threats to peace." Speaking in New Hampshire on the previous day, Ford condemned the growing trend toward big government bureaucracy and argued for a return to "basic American virtues."

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[joeytrimble]

man we needed 4 more of ford ..

[batstooge2]

@OdinLowe Fords better than Carter

[DoubleJ1203]

Jimmy Carter looks like a woman in this video.

[DCUPtoejuice]

The old 1% argument dates back 35 years! LOL

[DCUPtoejuice]

Ford was infinitely better than Carter.

[OdinLowe]

@joeytrimble you're the funniest person ever. really

[mommytiller26]

@WestVirginiaRebel man...i cant find that skit anywhere!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

"It was my understanding that there would be no math..."

Sorry, I couldn't resist : )