President Ford videorecording / produced by the Bicentennial Commission in collaboration with the Trust for the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and Anthony Potter Productions.
Introduction by Warren E. Burger, former Chief Justice of the United States and Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. VHS format. Interviewer : Hugh Sidey.
Summary:
A veteran of almost 3 decades in Congress, Gerald Ford was elevated to the Presidency at a critical juncture in the life of our country. Ford discusses the War Powers Resolution and other Congressional limitations on Presidential power, the personal qualities required of a President, limitations on Presidential terms of office, the threat of assassination, and the difficulties that confront the legislative branch. Presidential decision-making is discussed in the context of the pardon of Richard Nixon, the seizure of the Mayaguez, the summit meeting at Vladivostok, and other events in the Ford Presidency.
Series:
We the people : the president and the Constitution
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.