A Government as Good as Its People Contributor(s): Carter, Jimmy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557283982 ISBN-13: 9781557283986 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: This volume presents sixty-two of the best and most notable public statements made by Jimmy Carter on his way to becoming president of the United States. Included are formal speeches on specific issues, such as "Pardon Yes, Amnesty, No" delivered in Seattle, Washington, August 24, 1976; news conferences like the one on "Ethnic Purity" conducted for the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington, D.C., April 13, 1976; informal remarks made to political gatherings; interviews (including the controversial Playboy interview from November 1976); and excerpts from the debates with President Ford. Available again in paperback, this sampling of President Carter's philosophy is extremely readable. Carter's public pronouncements address the major concerns of our time - crime, taxes, technology, poverty, nuclear energy, world order, foreign policy, urban sprawl, human rights, the American family - and collectively stand as a testament to his deeply held conviction that we still can, and must, have "a government as good as its people". |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 973.926 |
LCCN: 95023843 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Publisher Description: A Government as Good as Its People, first published in 1977, presents sixty-two of the most notable public statements made by President Carter on his way to the White House. Formal speeches, news conferences, informal remarks made at gatherings, interviews, and excerpts from debates give a vivid glimpse into the issues of the time and the deeply held convictions of Jimmy Carter. |