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Title: The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House by Douglas Brinkley ISBN: 0-14-027616-5 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Never count a good man out.
Comment: Regardless of how one feels about Jimmy Carter the fact is that he has become one of the most admired men in the United States and one of the most beloved Americans in the world. He left office after being voted out in a landslide and with some of the worst poll numbers in history. Now, his poll numbers are very high and any time a conservation turns to Carter someone will almost certainly say that they think Carter is the best ex-President we have ever had or the most moral man to have been in the White House in years and years. This turn around occurred in less than twenty years, and that the turn around occurred is a fact not open to question. The real question is; how and why did it happen?
That's the question Douglas Brinkley attempts to answer with this book. Brinkley basically starts with Carter's 1980 defeat and follows Carter's career for the next twenty years. On this journey the reader will meet Jimmy Carter the Baptist missionary, the Habitat carpenter, the lay physician out to heal the world, and the ex-President who refuses to profit from his former office but is at the same time a tireless fund raiser for his Carter Center. We also get to see the tireless diplomat who is willing to put himself in great personal danger to try and secure a peaceful resolution to conflicts around the world. This is truly a man who takes to heart his faith and the teachings of Jesus Christ. On the other hand we also see a somewhat darker side of the former peanut farmer. We see an ego as big as all outdoors, a tendency to grandstand, a self-righteous zealot, and a serious stubborn streak. The reader will also find a great clue in Carter's post presidency to the failure of his administration. The aforementioned faults of course did not help his presidential efforts but it may well have been his inability to prioritize that lead to his political downfall. It seems that Carter will give small details and events the same attention he gives to massive undertakings without taking into account the real importance of the event. One can easily see how a President with this trait would very quickly become bogged down and accomplish very little.
Brinkley does an excellent job of telling this remarkable story. He had access to both President and Mrs. Carter along with their papers and also did many interviews with their fellow workers and friends. Interestingly, many of the people who had worked with Carter on some of his projects critiqued some of the draft chapters and pointed out mistakes. Make no mistake, most of these people are Carter intimates but steadfast Republican James Baker is also among those who offered both insights and critiques. The writing style that is found in this book is generally easy to read although the narrative does seem to drag in places. The biggest fault I could find in this book is the printing. I read the paperback version and the printing is tiny. I suppose that in discussing Jimmy Carter, Biblical type print is understandable but it still hurts the eyes. Still, this book is well worth the effort so break out the bifocals and enjoy.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Unfinished Presidency
Comment: This was and excellent book, focusing on President Carter's life after his 1980 loss to Ronald Regan. The president allowed the author, who had complete access to President Carter's records, to interview him several times. Thus the author was able to gain tremendous insight into Carter's personality.
From his involvement in Habitat for Humanity to his efforts in the Middle East Peace Process, the author beautify weaves the character of Jimmy Carter with historical events. The book reads with the ease of fiction.
An enjoyable, contemporary history about a unique individual, it was a pleasure to read.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Carter Presidency through the prism of time
Comment: Not only has Jimmy Carter accomplished prodigiously since he was president, but his acts and deeds, and that of his partner Rosalynn, reflect a different view of his acts and deeds as president. We did not know him well as he appeared from out of nowhere as a one term Georgia governor to become president, and we easily and readily attributed acts to the usual political acts of the usual politician who occupies the office of president. We now know he was not a usual politician, but a man of integrity and character and values who reflected the best of the values and character of the American people. Doug Brinkley's book reflects well much of the details of the past past twenty years, although not the most recent. Bless Carter's energy and his commitment to cut against the grain and speak the essential truths of his mind, guided by the strongest of values and his deep character.
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Title: The Personal Beliefs of Jimmy Carter : Winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize by Jimmy Carter ISBN: 1400050383 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 03 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture by Jimmy Carter ISBN: 0743250680 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 23 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Turning Point : A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age by JIMMY CARTER ISBN: 0812922999 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 28 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Virtues of Aging by Jimmy Carter ISBN: 0345425928 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 13 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President by Jimmy Carter ISBN: 1557283303 Publisher: Univ of Arkansas Pr Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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