When he entered the Oval Office - by fate, not by design - Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect, just as he knew he was not perfect when he left. But what president ever was?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.
The person I liked the best was Gerald R. Ford. He was the most decent man in politics I ever had any relationships with.
Lyndon Johnson, I know for a fact, was a great president. And I don't mean by that he was a great man.
Gerald R. Ford was a decent and honorable man. Under his steady hand, the nation began the process of recovering from the terrible trauma of Watergate - the lies, distortions, cover-ups, misuses of federal agencies to exact political revenge, illegal wiretapping, burglaries.
Gerald Ford brought to the political arena no demons, no hidden agenda, no hit list or acts of vengeance. He knew who he was, and he didn't require consultants or gurus to change him.
That was my choice at that time, and I still say Nixon was a great president. A very beautiful and wise man.
Jimmy Carter was - he still - he remains to this day America's most ex of ex-presidents. You just can't believe that we elected this doofus. He was a bright enough guy and sort of well-meaning. But he was about as prepared to be president of the United States as your goofy old uncle, you know, the one that memorises baseball statistics.
I was a big fan of Ronald Reagan. He was the first president I got to vote for.
Ronald Reagan, whatever his pros and cons were, was a public servant in the end.
Nixon was a good president on the environment. Gerald Ford was good.
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