Jimmy Carter And The Restoration Of Presidential Dignity

Author : Jason Friedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476638446
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jimmy Carter and the Restoration of Presidential Dignity written by Jason Friedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The office of the President of the United States was plagued by scandals in the early 1970s. When Jimmy Carter ran for office in 1976, the nation was still struggling to process the Vietnam War and Watergate. Questionable presidential decisions prolonged a quagmire in Asia, Richard Nixon's illegal surveillance broke the people's trust, and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon irrevocably sullied his relationship with the American people. Jimmy Carter sought to be the transparent, trustworthy leader that the nation demanded. Based on archival research and government documents, this book explores the steps Carter took during his presidency and how Congress reacted to them. Though Carter was not elected for a second term, this detailed history makes the case that his legacy has been misrepresented, and that he should not be remembered as a failed president, but as a man who restored dignity to an office burdened by controversy.

Author : Kai Bird
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0451495241
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Outlier written by Kai Bird and published by Crown. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Important . . . [a] landmark presidential biography . . . Bird is able to build a persuasive case that the Carter presidency deserves this new look.”—The New York Times Book Review An essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter’s presidential legacy—from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize–winning co-author of American Prometheus 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 written account, Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Kai Bird deftly unfolds the Carter saga as a tragic tipping point in American history. As president, Carter was not merely an outsider; he was an outlier. He was the only president in a century to grow up in the heart of the Deep South, and his born-again Christianity made him the most openly religious president in memory. This outlier brought to the White House a rare mix of humility, candor, and unnerving self-confidence that neither Washington nor America was ready to embrace. Decades before today’s public reckoning with the vast gulf between America’s ethos and its actions, Carter looked out on a nation torn by race and demoralized by Watergate and Vietnam and prescribed a radical self-examination from which voters recoiled. The cost of his unshakable belief in doing the right thing would be losing his re-election bid—and witnessing the ascendance of Reagan. In these remarkable pages, Bird traces the arc of Carter’s administration, from his aggressive domestic agenda to his controversial foreign policy record, taking readers inside the Oval Office and through Carter’s battles with both a political establishment and a Washington press corps that proved as adversarial as any foreign power. Bird shows how issues still hotly debated today—from national health care to growing inequality and racism to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—burned at the heart of Carter’s America, and consumed a president who found a moral duty in solving them. Drawing on interviews with Carter and members of his administration and recently declassified documents, Bird delivers a profound, clear-eyed evaluation of a leader whose legacy has been deeply misunderstood. The Outlier is the definitive account of an enigmatic presidency—both as it really happened and as it is remembered in the American consciousness.

Author : Eric Braun
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN 13 : 9781728456355
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jimmy Carter written by Eric Braun and published by Lerner Publications (Tm). This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible biography about a very notable subject

Author : Taylor Brooks
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jimmy Carter written by Taylor Brooks and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was a farmer, a naval officer, a governor, a president, a professor, an author, a humanitarian, and a Nobel laureate. He faced many challenges and difficulties, but he also achieved many accomplishments and breakthroughs. He left a lasting legacy and impact on the nation and the world, as he advocated and advanced the causes of peace, justice, and human rights. He is Jimmy Carter, and this is his remarkable and inspiring life story. In this book, you will learn about Carter's life and career, from his humble beginnings in rural Georgia, to his rise to the highest office in the land, to his post-presidency as a global leader and a respected voice on human rights issues. You will also learn about his values and ideals, his faith and hope, his courage and resilience, and his gratitude and joy. You will also learn from his valuable lessons, such as the importance of moral leadership and global citizenship, the importance of role model and mentorship, and the importance of dignity and grace. This book is a tribute and a testimony to Jimmy Carter, a man of peace, justice, and human rights, a man of faith, hope, and love, a man of gratitude and joy, a man of God. If you want to be inspired and motivated by Jimmy Carter's life and legacy, then this book is for you. Order your copy today and discover the remarkable and inspiring life of Jimmy Carter.

Author : Peter G. Bourne
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jimmy Carter written by Peter G. Bourne and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annual nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, he embodies the qualities that the American public mourns having lost in its politicians: integrity, honesty, ethics, and dedication.

Author : Philip Joseph Balest
Publisher : Prestige Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780974020822
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book With Dignity and Respect-- Dynamics of Teenage Spirituality written by Philip Joseph Balest and published by Prestige Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476773971
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Call to Action written by Jimmy Carter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the highly acclaimed bestselling A Call to Action, President Jimmy Carter addresses the world’s most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: the ongoing discrimination and violence against women and girls. President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths. His urgent report covers a system of discrimination that extends to every nation. Women are deprived of equal opportunity in wealthier nations and “owned” by men in others, forced to suffer servitude, child marriage, and genital cutting. The most vulnerable and their children are trapped in war and violence. A Call to Action addresses the suffering inflicted upon women by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare. Key verses are often omitted or quoted out of context by male religious leaders to exalt the status of men and exclude women. And in nations that accept or even glorify violence, this perceived inequality becomes the basis for abuse. Carter draws upon his own experiences and the testimony of courageous women from all regions and all major religions to demonstrate that women around the world, more than half of all human beings, are being denied equal rights. This is an informed and passionate charge about a devastating effect on economic prosperity and unconscionable human suffering. It affects us all.

Author : United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1186 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jimmy Carter written by United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : princeton alumni weekly
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Author : Carter, Jimmy
Publisher : Best Books on
ISBN 13 : 1623767784
Total Pages : 1114 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter written by Carter, Jimmy and published by Best Books on. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States