Jimmy Carter and the energy crisis of the 1970s : the "crisis of confidence" speech of July 15, 1979 : a brief history with documents / Daniel Horowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horowitz, Daniel, 1938-

Series:

Bedford series in history and culture

The Bedford series in history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024--Sources.

Carter, Jimmy.

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024.

Politics and government.

Economic conditions.

Energy policy.

United States.

Energy policy--United States--Sources.

United States--Economic conditions--1971-1981--Sources.

United States--Politics and government--1977-1981--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xix, 203 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, [2005]

Contents:

Part 1 INTRODUCTION: Jimmy Carter and an Age of Diminished Expectations

The 1970s: A Decade of Tumult and Transformation

Americans Contemplate the Consequences of Changed Circumstances

A Presidency and a Nation in Crisis

Patrick Caddell and the American Spiritual Crisis

Conflicting Advice for a President

The President Addresses the Nation

Conclusion

Part 2 The Documents

1 Carter Declares the Energy Crisis the "Moral Equivalent of War"

1 Jimmy Carter, The Energy Problem, April 18, 1977

2 David Stockman, The Wrong War? The Case against a National Energy Policy, Fall 1978

3 Tom Morganthau and Others, The Energy Plague, July 2, 1979

4 National Review, Carter on the Titanic: Editorial, July 27, 1979

2 Religion, Materialism, and Leadership: Traditions on Which Carter Drew

5 Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835 and 1840

6 Jimmy Carter, Handwritten Notes on Conversation with Daniel Bell at White House, May 30, 1979

7 Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism, 1979

8 Robert Bellah, Human Conditions for a Good Society, March 25,1979

3 Debates within the Administration

9 Stuart Eizenstat, Memo to the President, June 28, 1979

10 Esther Peterson, Energy Conservation Program: Memo to the President, June 28, 1979

11 Achsah Nesmith, Walter Shapiro, and Gordon Stewart, Energy Speech: Memo to Gerald Rafshoon and Hendrik Hertzberg, June 29, 1979

12 Hamilton Jordan, Memo to the President, July 3, 1979

13 Walter Mondale, Energy Speech: Memo to the President, July 3, 1979

14 Marshall Loeb, How to Counter OPEC, July 9, 1979

15 Gerald Rafshoon, Memo to the President, July 10, 1979

4 Preparation and Delivery of July 15, 1979, Speech

16 Jimmy Carter, Handwritten Notes in Preparation for Speech, July 11, 1979

17 The Daily Diary of President Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979

18 Jimmy Carter, Energy and National Goals, July 15, 1979

5 Reactions to the Speech

The Press

Conservatives

19 The Wall Street Journal, The Real Jimmy Carter: Editorial, July 17, 1979

20 National Review, Gantry on Energy: Editorial, August 3, 1979

Left

21 Progressive, Carter's Crisis

and Ours: Comment, September 1979

Labor

22 AFL-CIO Federationist, Coming to Grips with the Energy Crisis, August 1979

Environmentalists

23 Theodore A. Snyder, Jr., Our Energy Future

A Time to Choose: Editorial, September/October 1979

Ethnic and Religious Groups

24 Jewish Week, Two Cheers for a Start: Editorial, July 15, 1979

25 America, Energy Sermon: Editorial, July 28, 1979

26 Christian Index, Christians Should Lead in Conservation: Editorial, July 26, 1979

Letters from Citizens

27 Hugh Carter, President's Messages of 7/15/79 and 7/16/79, July 17, 1979

Bell, Bellah, and Lasch

28 Robert Bellah, A Night at Camp David, July 27, 1979

29 Christopher Lasch, Letter to Patrick Caddell, July 18, 1979

Political Opposition

30 Edward M. Kennedy, Speech, November 7, 1979

31 Ronald Reagan, A Vision for America, November 3, 1980

6 Looking Back

32 Dick Cheney, Speech, April 30, 2001

33 Ralph Nader, Dick Cheney and Conservation, May 1, 2001

34 Jimmy Carter, Misinformation and Scare Tactics, May 17, 2001

35 Thomas L. Friedman, A Failure to Imagine, May 19, 2002.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312401221

OCLC:

56798079