The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum welcomed US energy policy expert Jay Hakes for a virtual discussion about his recently published book, Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Hard Choices in the 1970s. The book deftly examines the five energy crises that beset the United States that decade – including the OPEC oil embargo and the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident – and the policy decisions in response to the challenges presented by each incident. Hakes’s work, drawing on previously unavailable records and information, offers a unique perspective of the decision-making by the three US presidents, the influence of their aides, and their contentious relationships with the leaders of Iran and Saudi Arabia. As the prospect of environmental and energy crises looms large yet again, gaining familiarity with this tumultuous chapter in American history is more important than ever. Watch the video recording of this intellectually stimulating discussion, available on the Foundation’s YouTube page, to learn more.
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When
May 19, 2021
Program Supporters
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum
About Jay Hakes
An expert on U.S. energy policy, Jay Hakes has a long history of working on energy issues, including as Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration during the Clinton administration and as Director for Research and Policy for President Obama’s BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Commission. He also served for thirteen years as the Director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. Hakes is the author of A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment.
