File:Ford Momentum Title Card.png The year was 1976; the one decade national nightmare of Vietnam was still fresh in the minds of the people, the economy was on a steady decline and the decade's long Cold War was marching on. It was an election season, and the choices were clear; a President whose action to pardon his predecessor caused massive controversy throughout the nation, or a dark horse democratic governor from the deep south who the people had little understanding of. The names of these men were Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States, and his immediate successor, Jimmy Carter, 39th President.