White House Diary (Paperback)

President Jimmy Carter`s single term in office was historic on both the foreign and domestic fronts as he dealt with the ongoing crisis in the Middle East (brokering a lasting treaty between Israel and Egypt), the Iran-hostage situation, and rising gas prices and shortages. He is remembered most, perhaps, for his honestly delivered, yet poorly received "malaise" speech. Carter was defeated in the next election, but in many years since, he has acquired stature as a man of principle and a working former president. Carter has also authored many books in those years (including a very controversial PALESTINE: PEACE OR APARTHEID). Here carter excerpts key passages from the personal diary he kept in the presidency. He writes candidly of the major figures of his time-including Menachem Begin, Henry Kissinger, and Ted Kennedy. And his accounts of the Middle east negotiations are worth the price of admissions. Reading WHITE HOUSE DIARY, it is sobering to see how many issues that Carter tried to address remain unresolved in our time, so many years later.

Author:

Carter, Jimmy

ISBN:

9780312577193

Format:

Paperback

Pages:

570

Publish Date:

08/30/2011

Publisher:

Picador USA

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