The Carter & Reagan Presidencies
Keeping Students Informed about the 1970s and 1980s
President Gerald Ford
The only president to serve as Vice President and President and he was not elected to either position! Ford became president August 9, 1974, when President Richard M. Nixon resigned as a result of the Watergate scandal.
President Jimmy Carter
This Navy veteran and former governor of Georgia was a peanut farmer who became president in 1976!
President Ronald Reagan
This radio personality, former actor and former California governor was elected in the 1980 election.
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