Gerald Ford

In her eulogy honoring former president Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher used various rhetorical strategies, including an appeal to Ethos and parallelism, to convey what an influential figure Reagan was as both a president and a man, following his retirement. Through her intricate use of these rhetorical strategies, Thatcher expresses that Reagan was a great president for the United States and an excellent diplomat for the international community. Thatcher begins with a concise and abrupt…

"The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence." Jimmy Carter was the 39th presidential of the United States of America. During his presidency he gave this speech to address an energy issue the nation was facing. In his speech he states the issues, gave points, and suggested solutions which he practiced throughout his presidency. Background of Jimmy Carter Carter was born at the Wise Hospital in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924. As a kid Carter went to public…

To honor our past president, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Great Britain, delivered a eulogy to the American people on June 11th 2004. As the prime minister of Great Britain, Thatcher spoke respectfully of Reagan and their deep friendship they had, symbolizing the tight relationship between America and Great Britain. Thatcher delivers this eulogy in the purpose of praising Reagan for his great accomplishments, including saving america. With patronizing and…

resigned. After that, his support almost completely did a one-eighty. Before the scandal, sixty percent of the American people wanted Nixon in office. After the scandal, sixty percent wanted him gone, and he eventually resigned. After his resignation, Ford became President. After the war ended, things seemed to be going…

The next branch of government to be discussed is the executive branch. Like the other two branches, each branch can check the other branches. The executive branch has the following checks over the legislative branch: veto power, ability to call sessions to Congress, and accommodate legislation. The executive branch has only one check over the judicial branch being the President puts the Supreme Court and other federal judges in office. The President is not only the head of the United States and…

While the campaigns in Cambodia were immensely successful for the United States’ effort in the Vietnam War, it resulted in huge controversy and detrimental losses for the indigenous people. Bombings that would later escalate into an invasion served to destroy enemy sanctuaries hiding in Cambodia. In the tedious and fruitless conflict, Nixon described the invasion as “the most successful military operation of the entire Vietnam War" (qtd. In History.com Staff). Using the domino theory to justify…

Richard Nixon’s Checkers Speech On September 23, 1952 Richard Nixon, a candidate for vice president, gave his famous “Checkers speech” to persuade the American people and potential voters that he was an innocent family man who would never take bribes. The American populace thought he had received over 18,000 dollars worth of bribes, and for him to save his and Eisenhower’s chances of winning the election he gave a speech with an innocent family man appeal that then shifted to an accusatory…

The main con would be that most of these cabinet members have a specific area of interest that they deal with, unlike the President who wields a much larger area of job responsibilities. They also might not have any experience whatsoever to hold the title Commander in Chief. Since the Secretary of State is the first Bureaucratic position to assume Presidency within the succession line, his previous job deals with foreign policy so he should have a general understand on the importance of…

Through the years, elections have become more and more important. Voting is where how some of our most important decisions are made. We decide on our elected officials both local, state, and federal. We can also vote for some laws to go into effect in our neighborhood. We believe our government to be honest and fair. Yet during this election, Donald Trump has made speculation about the presidential election being rigged. This political corruption happens more often than you hear. One of the…

Ford’s decision to pardon Nixon caused a lot of controversy and essentially hurt him even more while he was in office. Many people already felt that Ford was not a good president because he was forced into office instead of being elected. By deciding to pardon Nixon within the first few months of him being in office, he created more problems for himself. Ford felt that if he were to pardon Nixon, then the country would be able to move on. If anything, the country did not really move forward…