What the heck are you up to, Mr. President? : Jimmy Carter, America's "malaise," and the speech that should have changed the country / Kevin Mattson.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Bloomsbury, 2009.Description: 263 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9781596915213
- 1596915218
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- -- Oratory
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- -- Political and social views
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- -- Puntos de vista políticos y sociales
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Retórica -- Aspectos políticos -- Estados Unidos -- Siglo XX
- Energy policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Política energética -- Estados Unidos -- Siglo XX
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- United States
- Industria y comercio del petróleo -- Aspectos políticos -- Estados Unidos
- National characteristics, American
- Características nacionales -- Estados Unidos
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981
- Estados Unidos -- Política y gobierno -- 1977-1981
- 973.926092
- 002 E 873.2 M444w 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-251 and index.
"What the heck are you up to, Mr. President?" -- Diagnosing the nation's heart of glass (April 1979) -- Making friends and enemies in a time of crisis (May 1979) -- "The worst of times" (June 1979) -- "One of my best" (July 1979) -- The speech becomes a "turning point" to the end (July 1979 to January 1981) -- Epilogue : In dreams there begin no responsibilities.
An assessment of the events that led up to Jimmy Carter's infamous 1979 "malaise" speech places it against a backdrop of such events as the gas crisis and the Iran-hostage situation while explaining that the speech had far greater relevance than its reception reflected.
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