1993_03 Insight March 1993

              March 10,1993
Page 11
Presidents,
from page 5
carried low public approval ratings
at the time he left office, because of
his role in Watergate.
"He was the most failed president in
the sense that he left office in disgrace," Kingston said.
But historians looking at Nixon's
policies see him as a strong leader in
foreign policy.
"As a president, he rated next only
to Warren G. Harding as the worst
president we ever had," Provost said.
"But he has moved up some because
he's seen as perceptive and knowledgeable in regards to foreign policy."
Nixon's foreign policy included
opening the door to Red China and
establishing relations with the country.
Provost said Nixon's role in foreign
relations continues today. He said
Nixon remains highly regarded over
seas and is still welcomed with open
arms.
Nixon left office in 1974 because of
the risk of being impeached, leaving
Gerald Ford to run the nation.
"Ford will be remembered as the
only man who served as president,
but was never elected vice-president
or president," Larson said.
Like Kennedy, Ford was in office a
short time, so his political record is
difficult to judge.
Provost said Ford is known for his
pardoning of Nixon, which contributed to his low public approval because many Americans fell Nixon
should have been punished.
"I thought it was a good move because we needed to get beyond
Watergate," Provost said. "He took a
courageous step that may have cost
him the '76 election."
The 1976 presidential election
brought Jimmy Carter to the White
House, where he served one term.
Larson said Carter was not popular
with the American people because he
wasn't good at convincing them.
"Carter left office a much maligned
individual," Larson said.
During his administration. Carter
suffered for the Iran hostage situation
and failed attempts to rescue the hostages.
Carter was successful, however, in
bringing the Egyptians and Israelis
together in the Camp David Accords.
"I don't think Carter will ever be
highly rated," Kingston said. "But he
has rehabilitated his image through
his ex-presidency."
AfterCancr, Ronald Reagan stepped
into the Oval Office in 1980, serving
two terms as president.
"Reagan is one of ihc most popular
presidents in the second haiTtif the
20th century thus far," Larson said.
"But we may be too close to be objective."
Despite Reagan's popularity with
the American people, his administration was plagued with scandal, and
some of his political agenda, such as
Reaganomics, has been viewed as
unsuccessful.
Larson said the accumulation of
national debt, the largest in American
history, left behind severe economic
problems for George Bush.
"Reaganomics became the downfall of George Bush," Larson said.
"George Bush inherited the whirlwind that Ronald Reagan leftbehind."
Kingston said Bush will be lucky if
he is rated as average.
She said Bush lacked ideology and
vision, and like Eisenhower, took on
the role of a caretaker.
"He spoke of a new world order, but
he wasn't good at defining it,"
Kingston said.
Larson said historians will be better
able to judge the presidencies of
Reagan and Bush 10 years from now
after books have been written by the
people who worked with and watched
ibem.
"A lot of presidents look better or
worse depending upon who was before them," Larson said. "If Clinton
does well. Bush will look bad."
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Insight
News
News in brief...
Women's Herstory
Month Continues
The campus' observance of
Women's Herstory Month continues.
Activities arc The Health Fair at
10 a.m.- 2 p.m. today in ihe Residence Dining Hall.
"Bulimia & the Road to Recovery" and 'Troubled Harvest" will
be shown Friday at 7 p.m. in
McLane Hall Room 162.
A fashion show is set for 7 p.m.
Saturday in the Satellite Student
Union.
Tickets arc S5.
Migrant Youth Day
to be observed Friday
Migrant Youth Day will be observed at CSUF Friday, March 19
from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The program will provide workshops on education, careers and
financial aid, as well as campus
tours and small group discussions.
For more information contact
Raul Moreno at 27M768.
Blue Street Jazz Band
in concert
The Blue Street Jazz Band, who
call themselves "The Bad Boys of
Dixieland" will be in concert
March 12.1993.
The concert will be held at 7:30
p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church, at
Barstow and Fresno streets.
The performance is the spring
benefit for the Fresno Metro Ministry. The evening includes listening en tcrtai run ent, dancing, coffee
and snacks.
A donation of SI5 is requested.
Tickets are available at the metro
office, and at the door.
For more information, call 485-
1416.
Wailing Souls to perform at Cadillac Club
The jammin" reggae band Wailing Souls is performing at the
Cadillac Club on Saturday March
20.
Doors open at 8 p.m.
The band will perform songs off
their album. All Over the World.
Tickets arc available at Bass
ticket outlets for S10 plus service
charge.
For more information, call the
club at 268-2582.
Ecology Society holds
open meetings
The Ecology Society meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the
Social Science Building, Room
111.
Those interested in environmental issues can slop by the Ecology
Society booth for more information.
The organization's activities include videos and speakers on environmental topics, participating
in current campus recycling programs and helping to create the
annual Earth Week Celebration.
'Global Interchange'
promotes intercultural
communication
The first session of "Global Interchange- International Coffee
Hour," a new international forum
sponsored by ihc International Student Services and Programs, was
held yesterday in the University
RcsiauranL
The first coffee hour gave international students, international
scholars, and cultural organizations a chance io get formally acquainted with each other in a relaxed atmosphere.
The aim of the programs is to
promote intercultural communication on campus, said Carol
Munshower, l.S.S.P. director.
The coffee hour will be held every Tuesday this semester at 3:00
p.m. in the University Restaurant
and fcaturcadiffcrcnicountry each
week. Future guest speakers include Salvatorc Niyonzima from
Bum ndi, Jean Traorcfrom Burkina
Faso and students from Japan.
Contact Dianna in Ihc l.S.S.P.
office at 278-3910 for more details.
Hillel presentation on
summer opportunities
in Israel
Hillel, the Jewish Student Group
of CSUF, will be sponsoring a
presentation on summer opportunities in Israel on Mar. 15 at 3:10
p.m. in Social Science 103.
Topics to be discussed include
archaeological digs, kibbutzim and
study programs of the summer of
1993.
The presentation will feature Peter Altman, director of the Israel
Project, and Rachel Jacoby of Ihe
University Student Division/
American Zionist Youth Founda-
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