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Book SynopsisThis dual biography of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the thirty-ninth President and the First Lady, chronicles their personal and professional relationships and their business and political successes. The second volume of their dramatic story is filled with the emotional and political ups and downs of their lives as they managed a large family, attempted to use their presidency to bring peace, human rights, and justice to all peoples of the world, and dedicated theremainder of their long lives to making a safer, more caring world.
Trade ReviewAlthough the Carters are the rare presidential couple to admit and value the wife's role in her husband's success, E. Stanly Godbold, Jr. is the first to document how extensively Rosalynn figured in Jimmy's presidency and in the remarkable accomplishments of his post-presidency. Even readers who think they know the Carter record well will find much to savor in this captivating, carefully researched account. * Betty Boyd Caroli, author of Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage that Made a President *
The second volume of this wonderful, deeply researched, and eminently fair dual biography of the Carters invaluably illuminates their remarkable presidency, post-presidency, and partnership. * Laura Kalman, University of California, Santa Barbara *
E. Stanly Godbold's exhaustively researched account of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, beginning with his unlikely campaign for the presidency, explores their personal and their political lives, capturing the sometimes-awkward balance between Jimmy Carter's deep moral compass and his fierce political ambition. No other study of the 39th President has more fully explored the critical role of his wife, Rosalynn, whose ability to capture the mood of Main Street Americans made her an invaluable partner in his presidency and in the years after he left the White House. * Dan Carter, University of South Carolina *
Jimmy Carter, now our oldest former president, is also the president with the longest marriage in US history. Throughout their lives together, Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter have been hard working and sincere. They have been devoted to idealistic ambitions—and each other. E. Stanly Godbold, Jr. explores their relationship and its consequences for the nation and the world. His book will hold an important place in the collection of new volumes that revisit and revise the controversial and complicated Carter legacy. * Robert A. Strong, author of Working in the World: Jimmy Carter and the Making of American Foreign Policy *
Impressively researched and clearly presented, this biography does not ignore Carter's occasional missteps and ideological inconsistency, but the thrust is distinctly revisionist. In essence: the Carters were good for the US. * Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Candidate from the South 2. It's Going to Happen 3. Mini-Juggernaut 4. The Carters Take New York 5. Jimmy, and Rosalynn, Won 6. The Shadow Presidency 7. A Different Presidency 8. Matters of Style 9. One Hundred Days 10. Rosalynn Steps Out 11. A Rising Tide 12. Quest for Justice: Panama, Israel, Iran 13. Revolutionaries 14. The Perils of Political Courage 15. The Tightrope to Peace 16. Quiet Path to Camp David 17. Miracle at Camp David 18. Life after Camp David 19. Carter's Coup: China 20. Khomeini, Bella, and Rosalynn 21. A White House Signing 22. Dangerous Rhetoric and a Harmless Rabbit 23. SALT II, Enemies, and Allies 24. Crisis of Confidence 25. Kennedys and Terrorists 26. In the Name of God, Iran! 27. The Soviet Union Makes a Move 28. Hostages and Politics 29. Delta Force 30. Keeping Faith 31. An Uphill Battle 32. A Surprise in October 33. The Agony of Defeat 34. Welcome Home 35. When Carter Ruled the World 36. The Carter Center 37. Humanitarians Adrift 38. Navigating Troubled Waters 39. Servant of Peace 40. Tyrants, Books, and Mr. Earl 41. The Nobel Prize 42. Tuned to the World 43. Endangered Values and Palestine Apartheid 44. "Cootie Man" Among the Elders 45. Journey into Eternity Notes Selected Bibliography Index
