The outlier : the unfinished presidency of Jimmy Carter

Bird, Kai, author.

Book 2021

"Four decades after Ronald Reagan's landslide win in 1980, Jimmy Carter's one-term presidency is often labeled a failure; indeed, many Americans view Carter as the only ex-president to have used the White House as a stepping-stone to greater achievements. But in retrospect the Carter political odyssey is a rich and human story, marked by both formidable accomplishments and painful political adversity. In this deeply researched, brilliantly writte...

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Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Plains (Ga.) Biography

Presidents United States Biography

United States Foreign relations 1977-1981

United States Politics and government 1977-1981

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ISBN:

9780451495235
0451495233

Edition:

First edition

Description:

784 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The Past Is Never Dead
A Peculiar Heritage
The Populist from Plains
Jimmy Who?
Mr. Carter Goes to Washington
White House Life
Life Is Unfair
Lancegate
Depatures in Foreign Policy
"Israel Trusts No One"
Washington Distractions-- Troubles with Liberals
Troubles with a Speechwriter
Triumph at Camp David
"A Weird Period for Liberals"
An Ayatollah's Revolution
Tilting Against American Exceptionalism
"You Should Fire People"
Foreign Policy Imbroglios
Much Ado About Nothing
Fateful Decisions
An Unhappy Spring
Whipping Kennedy's Ass
The October Surprise
The Defeat
White House Twilight
Keeping Faith

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2021004350

Control Number:

3057701

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