This fresh examination of Carter’s presidency (1977-1981), the first in over twenty years, sheds new light on his time in office, reflecting on his domestic record, his key policies on the economy, civil rights, and energy, and challenging misconceptions about his character and leadership.
The success of Jimmy Carter’s post-presidential career and the scandals of his successors, have begun to generate a nostalgic view of Carter’s time in the White House. This book looks at his presidency during a time of ideological conflict in the US political landscape, between liberalism and rising conservatism, embodied respectively by Kennedy and Reagan, Carter's efforts to hold the centre or non-ideological, moral position, and the impact of his character, particularly his faith, on how he exercised power in Washington. In doing so, it reveals new interpretations of his leadership style, and its impact on his time in office.
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Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: Jimmy Who?
Chapter 2: A Question of Competence
Chapter 3: The Economic Challenge
Chapter 4: The Energy Crisis
Chapter 5: Health and Welfare: Betrayal of the Liberals
Chapter 6: The Changing Base: Carter and the Unions
Chapter 7: Fighting the Culture Wars
Chapter 8: 1980 Election: The Battle Against Kennedy and Reagan
Chapter 9: Conclusion: Carter Revisited
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
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A very well-researched and shrewd assessment of Jimmy Carter’s presidential leadership that offers insightful analysis of why he fell short on his domestic agenda and opened the way for Ronald Reagan’s conservative succession.
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A fresh interpretation of Jimmy Carter’s troubled presidency which examines his ideologies and key policies to debunk myths about his leadership in the White House.
As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, this reflects on his time in office as the first post-New Deal order Democratic president coming to terms with an ideological shift in 1970s America
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ISBN
9781350352919
Publisert
2024-04-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
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234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
272
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