Tag Archives: President Jimmy Carter

William Shanley: Jimmy Carter Discusses His Presidency With William Shanley (February 1983)

Source:The New Democrat  I’m not going to try to make the case that Jimmy Carter was a great president, or one of our best president’s, because he clearly wasn’t. I have a lot of respect for Jimmy Carter as a … Continue reading

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CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite: 3/17/77: A Look at Foreign Affairs and Energy Policy

Source:The New Democrat This was right before President Jimmy Carter gave his famous foreign policy and human rights speech at Notre Dame in the spring of 1977. The first United States President to ever at least during the Cold War … Continue reading

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CBS News: Election Night Coverage 1980: President Jimmy Carter’s Concession Speech

Source:The New Democrat  President Jimmy Carter stepping up to the plate and taking his loss to Ronald Reagan like a man. Definitely one of the earliest concession speeches at least at the presidential level. The sun might of still been … Continue reading

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ABC News Special Report: American Hostages Day 444

Source:The New Democrat  The final insult from Iran to President Jimmy Carter was Iran not officially releasing the American hostages in Iran until the second or minute that Jimmy Carter was no longer President of the United States. And then … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (12/03/1979)

Source:The New Democrat  The Shah of Iran was a major reason for why the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis came about in the first place. Because the Shah was a dictator and at times a brutal dictator even though he was … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (11/11/1979)

Source:The New Democrat The 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis was the final nail in the coffin of a very horrible year for America and President Jimmy Carter. With all the bad economic news with the high cost of living due to … 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 News: John Anderson vs Ronald Reagan: 1980 Presidential Debate

Source:CBS News– U.S. Representative John Anderson (Republican, Illinois) 1980 Independent presidential candidate. Source:The New Democrat “In 1980, the League of Women Voters invited independent John Anderson to their first presidential debate, and President Carter refused to attend. Ronald Reagan showed … 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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