Synopsis A portrait of Jimmy Carter's career as a statesman and goodwill ambassador in the years following his presidency. Brinkley points out that Carter is widely perceived as having accomplished more, in terms of statecraft and diplomacy, as a private citizen than he did during his single term in the White House. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-05-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 586 pages | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 2.0 in | | Weight: | 36.0 oz |
Publisher's Note Although his biography is unauthorized, Brinkley has had unique and intimate access to the former president and has fully captured the ubiquitous Carter's prickly personality and remarkable political life since 1980. of photos.
It is not a stretch to argue that history will remember Jimmy Carter for his post-presidential works long after his tenure in the White House has been forgotten. But as Douglas Brinkley points out in this absorbing study, it took such presidential accomplishments as human rights advocacy, the Camp David Accords, and the Panama Canal Treaties to give Carter the international moral credibility to refashion himself as the global peacemaker. Although his is an unauthorized biography, Brinkley has had unique and intimate access to the former President--traveling with him to meet Simon Peres in Israel and Jean-Bertrand Arisitide in Haiti, spending hours interviewing him at home in Georgia, and being allowed exclusive access to the post-presidential papers, including Carter's correspondence with fellow world leaders Mikhail Gorbachev, Deng Xiaoping, Margaret Thatcher, and Oscar Arias. Drawing on this wealth of information, Brinkley's book fully captures the ubiquitous Carter's prickly personality and remarkable political life since 1980, including the complex relationships he has developed with such she hosted a succession of girlfriends and celebrities, including Marlene Dietrich and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Through it all, she remained devoted to Lord Tod Wadley, a little doll who became her bosom companion. Already a bestseller in England, The Queen of Whale Cay is a marvelous portrait of one of the twentieth century's great eccentrics.
Industry Reviews "If you wonder why Jimmy Carter was so unsuccessful as a president and outstanding as an ex-president, this book is for you." Buechner
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