Jimmy Carter and the Restoration of Presidential Dignity

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-01-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:299 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:223
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476674384

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Jason Friedman is a global dynamics instructor at The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Massachusetts.

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“Basing his research on an excellent array of archival material and government documents, Friedman brings to light six specific executive actions that reflect Carter's compatibility with the transformational changes of the presidency, exposing the differences between campaign rhetoric and governance within the inherently conflictual nature of executive-legislative relations....recommended”—Choice

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Carter Way: Creating a Tone of Openness and Responsiveness2. The Path to Forgiveness: Draft Dodgers and the Debate Over Amnesty3. Trimming the Trappings of Office: Presidential Yacht Sequoia and Jimmy Carter’s Arsenal of Austerity4. Water Project Cancellations: Public Works Appropriations and Parochial Interests5. Jimmy Carter and the Reinstatement of Draft Registration6. Jimmy Carter and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance7. Jimmy Carter and the Legislative Veto: Fighting an Encroachment on Federal ComityConclusionPostscript: Donald Trump and New Questions of Presidential DignityChapter NotesBibliographyIndex