Ford v Congress Media

• Ford sought to demonstrate to the Democratic-controlled Congress that this is his new style of leadership in that he wanted to work in partnership with them
• Ford volunteered to be the first President since Lincoln to testify before Congress about the pardon
• The pardon irreparably damaged relations
• Ford's informality and the fact he was not elected Vice President or President, the media enjoyed making fun of him
• Media making fun of Ford

  • Ford was shown falling over on a ski slope and stumbling down a plane ramp
  • A New Yorker Magazine cover showed him as Bozo the Clown
  • A Right-Wing New Hampshire Newspaper named him 'Jerry the Jerk'
• Ford's indecisive leadership did not help his Presidency