President Ford’s Perspective on the Role of the Chief Executive
2:13
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: New August 2022! Greg Willard, attorney in President Ford’s administration, shares Ford’s view of chief executive power and how that was influenced by his time in Congress and the circumstances of his Presidency.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Government-9**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- President Ford was not elected to the Presidency or Vice Presidency. After researching the circumstance, have your students write about their feelings of the legitimacy of his presidency.
To learn more about presidential powers, check out the full program this segment is edited from: Constitution Day: Powers of the President 1.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
