This weekend the WayBack machine takes us to 1979 and an inside look at archival documents from Jimmy Carter’s White House during a particularly volatile time in his presidency, when he struggled to deal with the fall of the Iranian government under the Shah Pahlevi – a situation not dissimilar to what President Obama is […]…Continue Reading Obama, Carter and the Problem of National Security Leaks
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Why It’s Always Morning in America: The Legacy of Carter’s Malaise Speech
Thirty five years ago this evening, President Jimmy Carter went on nationwide television to give his infamous “malaise” speech. You can watch the speech in its entirety here. If you listen carefully, you’ll notice that he never actually uses the … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Why It’s Always Morning in America: The Legacy of Carter’s Malaise Speech