Category: Jimmy Carter

During the late 70s and early 80s, the US was still recovering from the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal, and it almost led the US into a depression state. It was clear that the next upcoming presidents would have to make drastic changes to US foreign policy. In this essay, I will discuss US…

The prisoner emergency in Iran was a discretionary emergency between the United States and Iran. This occurred between November 4, 1979, and January 20, 1981. During this period, fifty-two Americans were held prisoner for 444 days in Iran (Samuels, Richard 176). The emergency began when a couple of Iranian understudies, who were supporting the Iranian…

After serving America as its 39th president between 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter lost his second bid due to perceived mishandling of certain issues which befell him as the countys chief executive officer at a period of grave problems both in the US and abroad. Following his defeat, Carter took the decision to move into…

Peggy Noonans book What I Saw at the Revolution is a memoir about her time at the White House during President Reagans time in office. In this book, Noonan gives a little background about her coming of age and becoming a writer at CBS. She then moves on to talk about her experiences in the…