The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter
By: Kai Bird
4.35
Format: 772 pages, Hardcover
An essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter's presidential leg…
Want to Read $ 8.99"...Carter is sometimes perceived as a failure simply because he refused to make us feel good about the country. He insisted on telling us what was wrong and what it would take to make things better. And for most Americans, it was easier to label the messenger a ´failure´ than to grapple with the hard problems. Ultimately, Carter was replaced by a sunny, more reassuring politician who simply promised that he would ´make America great again.´"-Kai Bird, The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter
"...Carter is sometimes perceived as a failure simply because he refused to make us feel good about the country. He insisted on telling us what was wrong and what it would take to make things better. And for most Americans, it was easier to label the messenger a ´failure´ than to grapple with the hard problems. Ultimately, Carter was replaced by a sunny, more reassuring politician who simply promised that he would ´make America great again.´"-Kai Bird, The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter
"Watching the podium dance that night from the convention floor was Paul Corbin, a longtime Kennedy family retainer. Corbin had been working for the Kennedys ever since he first encountered Bobby Kennedy back in the mid-1950s. A former labor organizer and once a member of the Communist Party, Corbin was the kind of loyal political operative who harbored no ethical qualms about doing whatever was necessary to win. He was now seething with resentment against the Carter campaign. As he stormed out of the convention hall, a reporter from Reader´s Digest asked him what his plans were now that Kennedy was out of the race. Corbin yelled defiantly, ¨I´m going to go work for Reagan!¨"-Kai Bird, The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter
"Watching the podium dance that night from the convention floor was Paul Corbin, a longtime Kennedy family retainer. Corbin had been working for the Kennedys ever since he first encountered Bobby Kennedy back in the mid-1950s. A former labor organizer and once a member of the Communist Party, Corbin was the kind of loyal political operative who harbored no ethical qualms about doing whatever was necessary to win. He was now seething with resentment against the Carter campaign. As he stormed out of the convention hall, a reporter from Reader´s Digest asked him what his plans were now that Kennedy was out of the race. Corbin yelled defiantly, ¨I´m going to go work for Reagan!¨"-Kai Bird, The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter
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17. The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter
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19. 1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America
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21. Not for the Faint of Heart: Lessons in Courage, Power, and Persistence
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