It was Jimmy Carter who failed to get many of his initiatives passed because he was a political outsider unfamiliar with the ways Congress works. Hope its the right answer
I believe there was a contest but I am not sure the answer to your first question.
struggles for power between the president and the Congress-
Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act in order to limit
the President's powers and prevent President Andrew Johnson from discharging
radical Republicans from office. This resulted from a conflict between
President Andrew Johnson and the radical Republicans over the Reconstruction of
the South
Answer:
"No one knew for sure how to get to the moon, how to land, or get home."
Answer:
The future, because it's the future.