TY - BOOK AU - Mattson,Kevin TI - What the heck are you up to, Mr. President?: Jimmy Carter, America's "malaise," and the speech that should have changed the country SN - 9781596915213 AV - 002 E 873.2 M444w 2009 U1 - 973.926092 PY - 2009/// CY - New York : PB - Bloomsbury, KW - Carter, Jimmy, KW - Carter, Jimmy, KW - Rhetoric KW - Political aspects KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Retórica KW - Aspectos políticos KW - Estados Unidos KW - Siglo XX KW - Energy policy KW - Política energética KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Industria y comercio del petróleo KW - National characteristics, American KW - Características nacionales KW - Politics and government KW - 1977-1981 KW - Política y gobierno N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2008054505-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2008054505-d.html ER -