Jimmy Carter 
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SOURCE: TIME
8/16/2022
Historians on the Biden-Carter Comparison
by Olivia B. Waxman
Meg Jacobs, Gregory Brew and Kai Bird discuss the similar economic and international contexts of the two presidencies, and suggest that Biden may, like Carter, ultimately be more effective than he is given credit for.
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SOURCE: Salon
5/1/2022
How Protesters Pushed Jimmy Carter to Support Disability Rights
by Matthew Rozsa
While Carter campaigned on pledges to support the demands of the disabled for fuller participation in American society, he didn't fulfill those problems without a strong push from protesters in the movement.
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3/20/2022
Afghanistan's Lesson: Plan for What Happens After Russia Leaves Ukraine
by Aaron Brown
Expelling Russian forces through military aid would be a victory for the US and NATO, but not a final one.
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
12/14/2021
Government Regulation is Necessary, but it has to be Smart
by Paul Sabin
Two legislative initiatives championed by the Carter administration show the challenge of balancing strong environmental regulation with administrative efficiency and accountability. The balance has, of course, been difficult to strike.
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
11/29/2021
Can Biden Avoid Carter's Biggest Blunder?
by Meg Jacobs
“I’ll give it to you straight,” Carter said. “Each one of us will have to use less oil and pay more for it.” This arguably sensible position was disastrous politics. Can Biden do more to encourage conservation while acknowledging the economic pain fuel prices inflict?
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SOURCE: Washington Post
5/17/2021
A Famed Folk Singer Won a Presidential Pardon after Molesting a Child. Did He Prey on Others?
Jimmy Carter's pardon of singer Peter Yarrow for sexual assault against a minor was overshadowed by the Iranian hostage crisis. Did he victimize others? (Content Advisory)
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SOURCE: The Nation
4/22/2021
Fritz Mondale and Decency
by Kai Bird
Jimmy Carter thought the vice presidency was "a wasted national asset." He gave Walter Mondale the charge and the freedom to redefine the role.
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4/25/2021
Walter F. Mondale and the Creation of the New Vice Presidency
by Joel K. Goldstein
Walter Mondale worked with Jimmy Carter to redefine the vice presidency from a stepping stone to a key public servant, and infused this new role with compassion.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
12/5/2020
Trump’s Voter Fraud Yarn is Unraveling. But it can Still Help the GOP
Rick Perlstein suggests that the Republicans' unwillingness to condemn Trump's wild theories about a stolen election are part of a historical pattern of fear that if the electorate expands Republicans will be lose. The theories won't overturn this election, but they will be used to justify future restrictions on the ballot.
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SOURCE: Washington Monthly
10/20/2020
How Jimmy Carter Kept Me Sane
by Jonathan Alter
"I wrote my Carter biography during the toxic Trump years. The Georgian’s kindness and honesty are an inspiration for me and should be for America, too."
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SOURCE: The New York Times
8/18/2020
‘Reaganland,’ by Rick Perlstein: An Excerpt
'Reaganland: America's Right Turn, 1976-1980' is available now.
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SOURCE: Smithsonian
8/17/2020
An Interview With ‘Playboy’ Magazine Nearly Torpedoed Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Campaign
by Rick Perlstein
Jimmy Carter's 1976 campaign was nearly destroyed by an honest and introspective magazine interview; the fact that the magazine was "Playboy" did not help.
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8/9/2020
The 1976 Election: Why We Can't Predict Vice Presidential Selections in Advance
by Daniel K. Williams
The 1976 campaign highlights a paradox: while the person a presidential nominee chooses as their running mate might be surprising, that individual is selected using criteria that are predictable.
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2/16/20
Jimmy Carter: The Last of the Fiscally Responsible Presidents
by Joe Renouard
Jimmy Carter’s Economy Was Better than You Think
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SOURCE: Washington Post
2/12/20
Is Pete Buttigieg Jimmy Carter 2.0?
by J. Brooks Flippen
To win the White House and be a successful president, he must learn from an eerily similar candidate.
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1/22/20
The History of Presidential Misconduct Beyond Watergate and Iran-Contra
by HNN Staff
At the AHA, James Banner, Kathryn Olmstead, Kevin Kruse, and Jeremi Suri discussed how they revived a long forgotten report on presidential misconduct.
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12/22/19
Jimmy Carter: Watergate’s Final Victim
by Michael A. Genovese
Today, at 95, Carter is the longest-lived president in history, as well as the nation’s longest-retired president. Facing several health-related challenges, perhaps it is time to reflect on the rise, fall, and rise of James Earl “Jimmy” Carter.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
10/1/19
Jimmy Carter once thought he was nearing death. The longest-living former U.S. president just turned 95.
Carter has reached yet another milestone despite thinking he was on the verge of death just a few years earlier, after doctors discovered that cancer had spread to his brain.
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9/1/19
The Carter Presidency Reconsidered
by Richard Moe
“We told the truth, we obeyed the law, we kept the peace and we championed human rights.”
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7/7/19
Jimmy Carter, Public Historian
by Evan A. Kutzler
The work that the Carters do at the local level meets the National Council on Public History's inclusive definition of the field: "public history describes the many and diverse ways in which history is put to work in the world."