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The first non-elected President in US history. What will his legacy be?
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:45 pm
How does you think Gerald Ford will be regarded by future historians? Or has his legacy already been cemented? Thoughts?
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Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:46 pm to Microtiger
Trollllllll
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:46 pm to Microtiger
He’ll probably wind up lower middle of the pack. He was fairly inconsequential but being a Republican will knock him down a few pegs in addition to not being elected
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:46 pm to Microtiger
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How does you think Gerald Ford will be regarded by future historians?
Nothing but a historical blip on the radar that pardoned Nixon
Solid troll attempt though
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:48 pm to Microtiger
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How does you think Gerald Ford will be regarded by future historians?
I does think most Americans under age 30 never heard of him.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:50 pm to NineLineBind
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I does think most Americans under age 30 never heard of him.
Serious talk, do schools even cover him and Nixon in the curriculum these days? I graduated high school in '08 and it seems like we never got past the Vietnam war in History, just started over every year. We definitely never got to the cold war. But I don't feel like we were taught about Watergate at all.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:56 pm to Microtiger
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Serious talk, do schools even cover him and Nixon in the curriculum these days? I graduated high school in '08 and it seems like we never got past the Vietnam war in History, just started over every year. We definitely never got to the cold war. But I don't feel like we were taught about Watergate at all.
Well first, Vietnam was a conflict within the greater scheme of the cold war, so you did cover it in some aspect. As for Watergate, one of the people who reported on it is still alive and bloviating on CNN. So I guess they figure it wasn't as long ago as it actually was. It's probably not on any standardized tests either for the same reason, which is probably why it's not a curriculum priority. Your government at work.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:57 pm to Microtiger
Well at least your correct historically.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:57 pm to Microtiger
Never mined then carry on you wayward Ford.
This post was edited on 1/20/21 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:58 pm to Microtiger
He's got a bad arse class of naval ships named after him that will at least make him well known in military historian circles for centuries.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:58 pm to Microtiger
He played center on a great Michigan team
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:59 pm to Microtiger
I was coming in here to "well ackshually" you about Ford
nicely done
nicely done
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:59 pm to Napoleon
If you want a good read...Write It When I am Gone by Gerald Ford
Posted on 1/20/21 at 3:00 pm to tccdc
Thanks I will. I actually started adding books by presidents to my library.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 3:00 pm to Microtiger
John Tyler says hello.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 3:03 pm to NineLineBind
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Well first, Vietnam was a conflict within the greater scheme of the cold war, so you did cover it in some aspect. As for Watergate, one of the people who reported on it is still alive and bloviating on CNN. So I guess they figure it wasn't as long ago as it actually was. It's probably not on any standardized tests either for the same reason, which is probably why it's not a curriculum priority. Your government at work.
That might be fair, but that context never was explained as far as I remember. There were so many proxy wars between us and the East, but I only ever learned that after. As someone born around the time the Wall came down, I was always left wanting for an explanation on what that really meant.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 3:05 pm to imjustafatkid
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John Tyler
Elected as Vice President, meaning still elected. Same for any other VP who's had to replace a President that died (Johnson). Ford is the exception because he was never on the ticket and was replaced in the middle of a term.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 3:05 pm to Microtiger
Gerald Ford dead today. Mauled by a circus lion.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 3:08 pm to Microtiger
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Elected as Vice President, meaning still elected. Same for any other VP who's had to replace a President that died (Johnson). Ford is the exception because he was never on the ticket and was replaced in the middle of a term.
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The first non-elected President in US history
John Tyler was not elected president, so he is the first non-elected president in US history.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 3:13 pm to imjustafatkid
A non-elected President is a President who was never elected by the Electoral College. Vice Presidents are elected by the electoral college (this goes back to the very beginning of the country). I didn't say anything about not being elected as President, just non-elected.
This...isn't like a controversial fact, dude.
This...isn't like a controversial fact, dude.
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