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A Companion to Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter


A Companion to Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter


Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History 1. Aufl.

von: Scott Kaufman

171,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 21.10.2015
ISBN/EAN: 9781118907580
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 608

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<p>With 30 historiographical essays by established and rising scholars, this <i>Companion</i> is a comprehensive picture of the presidencies and legacies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.</p> <ul> <li>Examines important national and international events during the 1970s, as well as presidential initiatives, crises, and legislation</li> <li>Discusses the biography of each man before entering the White House, his legacy and work after leaving office, and the lives of Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, and their families</li> <li>Covers key themes and issues, including Watergate and the pardon of Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, neoconservatism and the rise of the New Right, and the Iran hostage crisis</li> <li>Incorporates presidential, diplomatic, military, economic, social, and cultural history</li> <li>Uses the most recent research and newly released documents from the two Presidential Libraries and the State Department</li> </ul>
<p>Notes on Contributors vii</p> <p>Acknowledgements xi</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p>Scott Kaufman</p> <p>1 Détente’s Limits: Caught between Cooperation and Confrontation 5<br /><i>Vanessa Walker</i></p> <p>2 Beyond Narcissism: Politics and Popular Culture in the Age of Malaise 27<br /><i>Bradford Martin</i></p> <p>3 Gerald Ford: From Michigan to Washington 50<br /><i>Scott Kaufman</i></p> <p>4 From Plains to Atlanta, 1924–1974 64<br /><i>E. Stanly Godbold, Jr.</i></p> <p>5 The Presidency and the Pardon 80<br /><i>Andrew Downer Crain</i></p> <p>6 Gerald R. Ford’s Domestic Policy 95<br /><i>Yanek Mieczkowski</i></p> <p>7 US Intelligence Agencies during the Ford Years 114<br /><i>Kathryn S. Olmsted</i></p> <p>8 Détente’s Disintegration, Neoconservatism, and the Ford Presidency 130<br /><i>Binoy Kampmark</i></p> <p>9 Ford and the Armed Forces 149<br /><i>Ingo Trauschweizer</i></p> <p>10 Gerald R. Ford: The Press, Popular Culture, and Politics 166<br /><i>Raymond Haberski, Jr.</i></p> <p>11 Ford and Ford 181<br /><i>T. Alissa Warters</i></p> <p>12 Just a Caretaker? 196<br /><i>Jason Friedman</i></p> <p>13 Politics and the Public Mood in 1976 211<br /><i>Nicole L. Anslover</i></p> <p>14 Jimmy Carter’s 1976 Presidential Campaign: The Saint, the Sinner, and the Hopeless Dreamer 229<br /><i>Jeffrey Bloodworth</i></p> <p>15 The Transition 251<br /><i>John P. Burke</i></p> <p>16 Carter, the Soviet Union, Détente, and SALT II 272<br /><i>Jaclyn Stanke</i></p> <p>17 Trilateralism 290<br /><i>Kristin L. Ahlberg</i></p> <p>18 From East–West to North–South 312<br /><i>Andy DeRoche</i></p> <p>19 Carter’s Domestic Dilemmas, 1977–1978 335<br /><i>Timothy Stanley</i></p> <p>20 Mrs. President? 350<br /><i>Eryn Kane</i></p> <p>21 President Carter and the Press 364<br /><i>Jeffrey Crouch and Elise Tollefson</i></p> <p>22 Jimmy Carter, Congress, and the Supreme Court 379<br /><i>Leo P. Ribuffo</i></p> <p>23 1979: Year of Crises 410<br /><i>Blake W. Jones</i></p> <p>24 The Armed Forces during the Carter Years 430<br /><i>Robert T. Davis II and Scott Kaufman</i></p> <p>25 The Center of the Carter Conundrum: Human Rights and Foreign Policy 451<br /><i>William Steding</i></p> <p>26 The Election of 1980 470<br /><i>Andrew E. Busch</i></p> <p>27 Get Carter: Assessing the Record of the Thirty-Ninth President 491<br /><i>Joe Renouard</i></p> <p>28 The Post?-Presidential Years of Gerald R. Ford 513<br /><i>Michael A. Davis</i></p> <p>29 A Presidency Lost, a Life Gained: Jimmy Carter’s Post?-Presidency 532<br /><i>Frances M. Jacobson</i></p> <p>30 Agendas, Speakers, and Spokesmen 548<br /><i>John Dumbrell</i></p> <p>Index 567</p>
<b>Scott Kaufman</b> is Professor of History at Francis Marion University. He is the author of <i>Rosalynn Carter: Equal Partner in the White House</i> (2007), <i>Plans Unraveled: The Foreign Policy of the Carter Administration</i> (2008), and <i>Project Plowshare: The Peaceful Use of Nuclear Explosives in Cold War America</i> (2013).
Gerald Ford, who served less than a full term as president, and Jimmy Carter, who served only one term, have received their fair share of criticism. Yet each has also been praised for certain initiatives and legislation undertaken while in office, as well as the activities and accomplishments in which they engaged upon returning to private life. This companion brings together 30 historiographical essays by established and rising scholars to fully examine the presidencies and legacies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. <p>The essays, which make use of the latest research as well as the growing number of recently released documents from the two Presidential Libraries and the State Department, discuss key national and international events. They highlight important themes and issues affecting one or both presidents, including Watergate and the pardon of Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, neoconservatism and the rise of the New Right, and the Iran hostage crisis. In addition to the public lives of Ford and Carter, the essays examine their personal lives before entering office, their legacies, and the lives of their wives and families. Taken together, they provide a comprehensive picture of these men and the complex time during which they governed.</p>

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