What did many Americans think about ford when he first took office?

Answer 1

He was seen as honest and reliable apex

Many Americans did not trust Ford at first, simply because he had been chosen by Nixon. His pardon of Nixon, after only one month in office, enraged the Democrats, who wanted to punish Nixon and the Republicans relentlessly. (Decades later, prominent Democrats, including Ted Kennedy, acknowledged that, in retrospect, it was the right thing to do).

In any case, he was well-regarded for his many years of service in the House of Representatives. Most people, including Republicans, were thankful that he was not Spiro Agnew, who would have become President, had Agnew not resigned a year before Nixon. Ford was not as forceful a public speaker as Nixon or Agnew, but that was probably a good thing, as the public needed a rest from the partisan rhetoric that had reached a fever pitch during the Watergate investigation.

While he was in office, Ford was parodied (particularly on Saturday Night Live) as being clumsy, but that was far from the truth. In fact, he was quite athletic for a man of his age. Ironically, Chevy Chase injured himself, much more seriously than Ford ever did, while performing pratfalls satirizing Ford.

Answer 2

He was seen as honest and reliable apex

Many Americans did not trust Ford at first, simply because he had been chosen by Nixon. His pardon of Nixon, after only one month in office, enraged the Democrats, who wanted to punish Nixon and the Republicans relentlessly. (Decades later, prominent Democrats, including Ted Kennedy, acknowledged that, in retrospect, it was the right thing to do).

In any case, he was well-regarded for his many years of service in the House of Representatives. Most people, including Republicans, were thankful that he was not Spiro Agnew, who would have become President, had Agnew not resigned a year before Nixon. Ford was not as forceful a public speaker as Nixon or Agnew, but that was probably a good thing, as the public needed a rest from the partisan rhetoric that had reached a fever pitch during the Watergate investigation.

While he was in office, Ford was parodied (particularly on Saturday Night Live) as being clumsy, but that was far from the truth. In fact, he was quite athletic for a man of his age. Ironically, Chevy Chase injured himself, much more seriously than Ford ever did, while performing pratfalls satirizing Ford.

Answer 3

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