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.
- New York : Bloomsbury, 2009.
- 263 p. ; 22 cm.
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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