Goodbye, President Carter

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In 1976, after the Watergate scandal and the country’s withdrawal from the Vietnam War, American voters elected Jimmy Carter, a Washington outsider who had served one term as governor of Georgia, to the presidency. Mr. Carter brought a new humility to the Oval Office but, by 1 ...

After a single term and a landslide loss to Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter’s presidency was judged unduly harshly. What matters, though, are the principles he <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2024/12/29/jimmy-carter-was-perhaps-the-most-virtuous-of-all-americas-preside ...

In 1979, Jimmy Carter delivered his “Crisis of Confidence” speech, a tirade against American individualism and consumerism. Historian Kevin Mattson says the speech helps make sense of Carter the president, Carter the American, and even the state of the US today. This episode was ...  عرض المزيد

New reaction from Ukrainian President Zelensky and President Trump after their heated 10-minute exchange in the Oval Office led to the end of the White House visit. Also, Russia cheers Zelensky's treatment, as America's allies are left reeling from the historic breakdown. Plus, b ...  عرض المزيد