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Author Mattson, Kevin, 1966-

Title "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.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  973.926 MATTSON    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B CARTER, JIMMY    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description 263 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-251) and index.
Contents "What the heck are you up to, Mr. President?" -- Diagnosing a 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" (July 1979-January 1981) -- Epilogue : In dreams there begin no responsibilities -- Appendix: The speech "A crisis of confidence" (July 15, 1979).
Subject Carter, Jimmy, 1924- -- Oratory.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- -- Political and social views.
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981.
Energy policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- United States.
National characteristics, American.
ISBN 9781596915213 hardcover
1596915218 hardcover
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