Who was America's Greatest President in the '70's?

[Robespierre's Jaw]

I was just reciently asking some relatives of mine, who was America's greatest President during the 1970's, most of my family said it was Nixon, eventhough his legacy was affected by Watergate. And only one person in my family said Jimmy Carter. In my personal opinion, I think it was Nixon, dispite Watergate he did make alot of landmark decisions like the EPA, SALT, and making relations with China. But Nixon was a CROOK. Gerald Ford's Presidency could have been good, if he hadn't of pardoned Nixon. Ford's approval ratings in the weeks before Nixon's Pardon was riding at 75 percent, but after Nixon's Pardon it dropped to 49 percent. Jimmy Carter meant well when he came to Washington D.C. in '77 by having an honest government, but that and his Georgia cronies didn't catch on with the politics of D.C. and Carter f**ked up his presidency by letting in the Shah of Iram for "Medical Treatment". Boy, what was he thinking, and thus with the Hostage Crisis and his radical policys he lost by a landslide to former Governor Ronald Reagan in 1980. That's what I think, now it's your opinions peoples!

[Wakie]

God the 70s were really the Wizard of Oz period for the Presidency weren't they?

Gerald Ford as the Scarcrow
Dick Nixon as the Tin Man
Jimmy Carter as the Cowardly Lion

[afleitch]

I liked them all actually, but I'd have to go with Nixon

[Dr. Cynic]

Art Rooney... He was an American and a President... Of the Steelers... Four Superbowls in Six years is results, my friends, lol.

Nixon, Ford, and Carter were in the mediocre to bottom-tier.

[J. J.]

Ford, by default.

[True Democrat]

Their greatness goes in the order they served.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

NOTA. All were horrible.

To quote the great Hunter S. Thompson:
"Richard Nixon was a crook, Gerald Ford was a shameless fixer and Jimmy Carter was an awesome bungler who gave once-proud political values like "honesty" and "decency" a bad name."

[Dr. Cynic]

You could've just said that Moe, Curly, and Larry followed each other successively.

[© tweed]

Criminal/murderer v. two incompetents.  So Carter through party loyalty.

[??????????]

Gotta go with Nixon here, even though he was a left winger in many regards.

[PBrunsel]

I myself will select Jerry Ford, America's most affable president.

He may have appeared like an idiot, but he was truly affable. After the perenially sinister Nixon Administration (which is probably one of the few involving assasinations and secret deals with such shady groups as CORE) Americans needed a president who let his daughter have her senior prom at the White House, burnt his fingers while toasting his own English muffins, and played football with his dog named Veto.

Just like one of America's greatest president Rutherford Hayes, Ford restored trust in the office. Just like James Garfeild and Chester Arthur, two of America's other greta presidents, he didn't really want the job, but he truly tried and wouldn't let anyone buy or boss him. Ford was not a great )or even a good) president, but he was just what our nation needed after the long national headache of Watergate.

Ford was just the right man to take over after Nixon. I mean after watching "The Tragedy of Hemlet" isn't it refeshing to see "The Three Stooges"?

[Nym90]

Carter, though as others have said, this wasn't America's finest decade by a long shot.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Ford, of course.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Nothing really "Great" about Ford. Decent fella' though.

[Adlai Stevenson]

Given that all of them have both good and bad points I would vote Nixon.  Barring Watergate, he was a good president for being a Republican.