CNN The Seventies July 17, 2015 04:07:00
>> americans were feeling poorer and poorer. their salaries weren't going up as quickly as the cost of milk and cheese. something was wrong with the system. >> there is only one point on which all advisers have agreed, we must whip inflation right now. unless every able american pitches in, congress and i cannot do the job. >> gerald ford is a conservative republican, so he is trying to figure out how do you deal with economic problems without strong government. he puts together this program which relies on voluntary action by americans. >> there was no program, basically the president was say...