Betty Ford

The Watergate scandal, ran by President Richard Nixon and his committee to re-elect him, was considered one of the greatest political scandals in our world today. The scandal consisted of performing illegal tasks behind everyone’s back and covering reasoning behind each of them by lying on a consistent basis. Most of the task, such as approving the Houston Plan (or Plumbers) and the U. S. bombing took place months before the day of election. Unfortunately, the members of the Plumbers were…

On April 10,1922 was when the teapot dome scandal began. The teapot dome scandal was a scandal dealing with the oil companies and the white house. It was also where the oil companies found a lot of oil(history.com). They used the oil as vast fuel. The scandal was important because the oil companies bought the white house. The corruption was so bad that the oil companies bought the white house. The scandal was hard for fitzgerald because he was living through corruption. During the war the…

meet? Well, today I'm going to teach you about Gerald R. Ford. Ford was the 38th president for the United States. Later, you will find out about Gerald Ford's early life, his college years, his presidency, and his life after presidency. Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1914. However, he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ford’s birth name was Leslie King, Jr.; he was named after his father. His mother was, Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford. Ford attended South High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.…

Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (Nidelman), a radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an actor turned advertising executive. His father was of Irish and German ancestry, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Minsk, Belarus. Harrison was a lackluster student at Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge Illinois (no athletic star, never above a C average). After dropping out of Ripon College in Wisconsin,…

My entrepreneur was a great man who only wanted to serve the citizens of America….and make money. His name was Eli Lilly and still today his good name lives on not only through his family, but also through his company. He was born on July 8, 1838 in Baltimore, Maryland and died on June 6, 1898 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His childhood was like any other, he was the son of Gustavus and Esther Lilly. His family was from Swedish decent, they moved to the low country of France. His grandparents…

Have you ever heard of a muscle car? Muscle cars have always been a big part in the United States such as the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette. These cars are becoming more popular each and everyday due to the speeds and looks of the car. If not Muscle Cars aka supercars which means that they are different from other cars like luxury cars and sports cars. Over the years muscle cars the produced unique driving experience. To start with, The American Muscle car used to refer…

Americans confronted numerous political and temperate difficulties amid the 1970s. Jimmy Carter was the president at the time but in spite of the fact that he was very mainstream toward the start of his administration and take over in 1977. Individuals were faced with high gas prices and were attempting to get over the fact “Richard Nixon had bedecked his presidency.” (pg.28) With help from the medias spotlight, In America and Iran, the open opinion and public attacks towards Carter started to…

1974, the 32nd President, Richard Nixon addressed the citizens of the United States informing them that at noon the following day he would be resigning from office due to the lack of political support. Nixon also stated that Vice President Gerald Ford would complete the remainder of his term as President. He delivered his speech during a live radio and television broadcast from the oval office. Nixon tried to convey a positive tone in his speech, but this was hard for him to achieve due to his…

Another reason a president might have been forgotten is because of their terms being cut short either by death, impeachment, and even resignation. While the people may never forget some presidents who’ve terms been cut short like John F. Kennedy who tragically was assassinated while going through a parade or Richard Nixon who had a huge scandal that led to his resignation. Americans have forgotten about William Henry Harrison, James A. Garfield, Zachary Taylor, and Warren G. Harding. The record…

the president, along with his aides, devised a plan which instructed the Central Intelligence Agency to impede the FBI’s investigation of the thefts. Besides the severity of these manipulative crimes, Mr. Nixon was pardoned by his successor, Gerald Ford, on September 8th, 1974. He stated the reason for the pardon was to allow the people of America to be focused more on other problems both at home and…