Comments on: Gerald Ford by Douglas Brinkley

By: John Stodder (aka dzzrtRatt)

John Stodder (aka dzzrtRatt) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:18:34 +0000

I disagree that Ford was a non-entity. He was a normal, intelligent, accomplished man who served his country, which sets him apart from all the slightly strange hoodoos who normally take the oath of office. He was “Dave.”

By: StolenMonkey86

StolenMonkey86 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:58:57 +0000

He wouldn’t have been able to run again. According to the 22nd amendment, if the president was already in office and had served more than two years, then he could not be elected more than once.

By: Bob Hendley

Bob Hendley — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:06:42 +0000

On the other hand, the Mr. Peabody school of history demands that you use the punch line “chicken catch-a-Tory” at some point.

By: Bob Hendley

Bob Hendley — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:02:15 +0000

Thanks for not mentioning Chevy Chase.

By: btimmermann

btimmermann — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:09:31 +0000

Thanks, I had transposed the 0 and 8.

By: berkowit28

berkowit28 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:51:58 +0000

Nice précis. He always seemed something of a nonentity, probably because he didn’t have much authority as someone who was not elected as either vice-president or president. Thank God Agnew was no longer VP when Nixon had to resign – is what most people felt about Ford. Literally a non-entity.

Did you get the figures wrong for the 1976 election? 50.1%-40.8% is not narrow. In American terms it’s a landslide. So I’m thinking the second number is a typo?

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:59:36 +0000

So in the end, he beat Reagan, at least in terms of age.

If Ford had won in ’76, I wonder if he would have run again in 1980.

By: Prescott Chris

Prescott Chris — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:09:59 +0000

I miss the Griddle but am now enjoying this site. So far, your random order has you picking two Presidents who were never elected President!

By: D4P

D4P — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:56:36 +0000

telling people that it was their patriotic duty to spend less

My how things have changed.