The Ford years had an air of unreality about them, as our only President not elected to be President or Vice-President presided over a country in decline, or so the chattering classes said. Reagan reversed that. To understand the Reagan years, you have to understand the Ford-Carter years and what a deeply bad time it was for the country.
Fifty Years Ago
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
I remember it. My father was unemployed for several years in the mid 70s. Looking back, we had very little for a time, so it must have been very hard for my parents. The Bicentennial celebration was a very bright spot and memorable.
Today I see the same derision that you remembered from 1976.