Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter : power and human rights, 1975-2020 / E. Stanly Godbold, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godbold, E. Stanly, Jr., 1942- author.

Series:

Oxford Academic

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

Presidents' spouses.

United States.

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024.

Carter, Jimmy.

Carter, Rosalynn.

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (953 pages)

Other Title:

Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Oxford University Press 2022

Summary:

This book is a dual biography of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the powerful First Couple who attempted to use their presidency and their long post-presidency to bring peace, human rights, and justice to all peoples of the world. It describes in intimate detail their tumultuous involvement in national and international politics as well as their personal lives. From intensive research in presidential archives, declassified documents, personal papers and interviews, the Carters emerge as among the greatest peacemakers of their century. The book includes new revelations about the Camp David Accords, the normalization of relations with China, the infamous "October Surprise," and other events of their presidency. Famous for their work with Habitat for Humanity, they have devoted most of their time, post-presidency, to the Carter Center, an institution they founded to promote universal good health, democracy, and peace. When Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, he immediately declared that the prize belonged equally to Rosalynn and the Carter Center. Poet, writer, Sunday School teacher, Jimmy Carter has remained active until well into his nineties.

Contents:

Contents: Acknowledgments - Introduction - OneCandidate from the South, 1975 - Two"It's Going to Happen" - ThreeMini-Juggernaut - FourThe Carters Take New York - FiveJimmy, and Rosalynn, Won - SixThe Shadow Presidency - SevenA Different Presidency - EightOne Hundred Days - NineGoverning Carter Style - TenRosalynn Steps Out - ElevenReligion, Race, and Politics - TwelveQuests for Justice: Panama, Israel, Iran - ThirteenThe Revolutionaries - FourteenThe Perils of Political Courage - FifteenThe Tightrope to Peace - SixteenQuiet Path to Camp David - SeventeenMiracle at Camp David - Eighteen"A Great and Beautiful Job" - NineteenCarter's Coup: China - TwentyKhomeini, Bella, and Rosalynn - Twenty OneA White House Signing - Twenty TwoDangerous Rhetoric and a Harmless Rabbit - Twenty ThreeSALT II, Enemies, and Allies - Twenty FourCrisis of Confidence - Twenty FiveKennedys and Terrorists - Twenty SixIn the Name of God, Iran! - Twenty SevenThe Soviet Union Makes a Move - Twenty EightHostages and Politics - Twenty NineDelta Force - ThirtyKeeping the Faith - Thirty OneAn Uphill Battle - Thirty TwoA Surprise in October - Thirty ThreeThe Agony of Defeat - Thirty FourWelcome Home - Thirty FiveA Place in the World - Thirty SixThe Carter Center - Thirty SevenHumanitarians Adrift - Thirty EightNavigating Troubled Waters - Thirty NineServant of Peace - FortyTyrants, Books, and Mr. Earl - Forty OneThe Nobel Prize - Forty TwoTuned to the World - Forty ThreeEndangered Values and Apartheid in Palestine - Forty Four"Cootie Man" among The Elders - Forty FiveJourney into Eternity - Notes - Bibliography - Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Godbold, E. Stanly, Jr. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

ISBN:

9780197581858

0197581854

9780197581575

0197581579

9780197581582

0197581587