He had little impact on mortgages or inflation. Nixon drove most of the stagflation of the 70s with his wage and price controls not to mention taking us off the gold standard. Failed monetary policies exacerbated the problems. Carter inherited all of that and it took the fist of Volcker to fix it.

If a failed rescue of some hostages is what you gauge your views of Presidents on, you must be particularly low on the Bush and Obama war torn years.

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/1970s-grea...