Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President (P), Paperback/Jimmy Carter
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Contributor(s):Author: Jimmy Carter Available for the first time in paperback, Keeping Faith is Jimmy Carter's account of the satisfaction, frustration, and solitude that attend the man in the Oval Office. Keeping Faith is Jimmy Carter's account of the satisfaction, frustration, and solitude that attend the man in the Oval Offce. Mr. Carter writes candidly about the crises that confronted him during his tenure as President of the United States and leader of the free world, from 1977 to 1981."The President who cared" details his anguish over the hostage crisis in Iran, his triumph against all odds at Camp David, his secret communications with China's Deng Xiaoping, and his dramatic and revealing encounters with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, and other world leaders. Mr. Carter also shares glimpses of his private world--his feelings of being an outsider in Washington, his relationship with Rosalynn, his pain about the attacks on his friends and his brother Billy. Captivatingly written, this rich historical document delineates a morally responsible president who has continued to earn respect and admiration as a world statesman and advocate for the poor and repressed of all nations. Review citations Booklist - pg. 1299 - 04/01/2002
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James Earl Carter Jr. a fost un om de stat și umanitarist american care a fost al 39-lea președinte al Statelor Unite între 1977 și 1981. Membru al Partidului Democrat, Carter a fost al 76-lea guvernator al Georgiei(d) între 1971 și 1975, și senator în statul Georgia între 1963 și 1967.
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