Tag Archives: Jimmy Carter Presidency

ABC News: America Held Hostage: The Iran Crisis

Source: ABC News: America Held Hostage: The Iran Crisis I never make excuses for terrorists and terrorism and don’t respect anyone who does. But the U.S. Government including the Carter Administration and every single American administration going back to Harry … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Jimmy Carter: University of Notre Dame 1977 Commencement

Source:The New Democrat  This speech by President Carter in 1977 was not only huge, but I think the best speech he’s ever given. And perhaps the best speech that any president has ever given when it comes to human rights … Continue reading

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President Jimmy Carter: One Ounce: Proposing Marijuana Decriminalization in 1977

President Jimmy Carter: One Ounce: Proposing Marijuana Decriminalization in 1977 President Jimmy Carter in 1977, proposing what even now some Conservative Republicans, like Senator Rand Paul and a few others in Congress support today. Which is decriminalizing marijuana at the … Continue reading

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The National Journal: Opinion- Peter Beinart- The Cost of Disowning Jimmy Carter

This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Jimmy Carter, is one of those president’s who looks a lot better 30 years later than he did, really at anytime he was in office. By late 1977, President Carter’s approval … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Nicholas Kristof: ‘Jimmy Carter, His Legacy & a Rabbit’

Source:The New York Times– President James E. Carter (Democrat, Georgia) and his wife Roselyn. “Jimmy Carter “may well have improved the lives of more people in more places over a longer period of time than any other recent president,” wrote … Continue reading

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Mark Russell PBS: Looks at Campaign 1980: Can a Hollywood B-Actor Play President?

Source:Mark Russell PBS– political satirist Mark Russell talking about campaign 1980. Source:The Daily Times “Political comedian & musical satirist Mark Russell looks back at the 1980 presidential campaign. Remember when George H.W. Bush was against Reagan before he was for … Continue reading

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CBS News: President Jimmy Carter on Hostage Crisis on Face The Nation (1980)

Source:The New Democrat I give President Jimmy Carter a lot of credit for all the time and effort that he put into seeing that the American hostages in Iran were brought home. Which includes the rescue attempt in the spring … Continue reading

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CBS Evening News: John Dickerson: President Jimmy Carter’s ‘Malaise Speech’

Source:The New Democrat  I covered most of this yesterday, but John Dickerson’s comment about President Carter’s speech being ‘tone-death’ was spot on. This speech sounded like a President who was out of ideas and that his administration was also out … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: Video: President Jimmy Carter Crisis of Confidence Speech July 15, 1979

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Just to start out and to give you an idea of where I’m coming from. This is one of the most depressing speeches in American history. Especially coming from … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: 1980 State of The Union: President Carter on Iranian Hostage Crisis

Source:FRS FreeState The Iranian Hostage Crisis, was the final nail in the Carter Presidency. Not so much the day that it happened, but how long it went on. Plus the fact that it was one more big blow that President … Continue reading

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