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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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ABC News: America Held Hostage: The Iran Crisis
Source: ABC News: America Held Hostage: The Iran Crisis I never make excuses for terrorists and terrorism and don’t respect anyone who does. But the U.S. Government including the Carter Administration and every single American administration going back to Harry … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, ABC News, ABC News Special Report, ABC's Nightline, ABC's World News Tonight, Frank Reynolds, Iran, Iran Hostage Crisis, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter Administration, Jimmy Carter Presidency, Max Robinson, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Peter Jennings, Ruhollah Khomeini, Sam Donaldson, Ted Koppel
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CBS News: 60 Minutes- Lesley Stahl Interviews Jimmy Carter: The White House Diary
This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I mentioned this last week, but President Jimmy Carter was not a failed president and I laid out why I believe that. And of course we have the benefit of history … Continue reading
James Miller Center: President Jimmy Carter: University of Notre Dame 1977 Commencement: The Human Rights Foreign Policy
This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat This speech by President Carter in 1977 was not only huge, but I think the best speech he’s ever given. And perhaps the best speech that any president has ever given … Continue reading
Posted in Carter Presidency
Tagged Foreign Policy, Freedom, Human Rights, Internationalism, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter Administration, Jimmy Carter Presidency, Jimmy Carter's 1977 Notre Dame Commencement Address, Liberal Internationalism, Liberalism, Liberty, Notre Dame, President Jimmy Carter
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President Jimmy Carter: ‘One Ounce: Proposing Marijuana Decriminalization in 1977’
Source:The New Democrat President Jimmy Carter: “I support a change in law to end federal criminal penalties for possession of up to 1 ounce of Marijuana. Leaving the states free to adopt whatever laws they wish concerning Marijuana.” – Jimmy … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, America, Cannabis, Federalism, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter Administration, Jimmy Carter Presidency, Liberalism, Limited Government, Marijuana, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Pot, President Jimmy Carter, The 1970s, United States, War on Drugs
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The National Journal: Opinion- Peter Beinart- The Cost of Disowning Jimmy Carter
Source: The New Democrat Jimmy Carter, is one of those president’s who looks a lot better 30 years later than he did, really at anytime he was in office. By late 1977, President Carter’s approval rating was dropping he never gained … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Democratic Party, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Internationalism, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter Administration, Jimmy Carter Presidency, Judy Woodruff, Liberal Internationalism, Liberalism, NewsHour, PBS, Peter Beinart, The 1970s
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James Miller Center: Video: 1980 State of The Union: President Carter on Iranian Hostage Crisis
. The Iranian Hostage Crisis, was the final nail in the Carter Presidency. Not so much the day that it happened, but how long it went on. Plus the fact that it was one more big blow that President Carter … Continue reading
NBC News: Update With John Dancy- December, 1979
Source:NBC News– with John Dancy. “From December 1979, here is a NBC News update. All copyrights acknowledged, uploaded for historical purposes. This one features John Dancy talking about Ayatollah Khomeini allowing independent observers to view the hostages in Iran, Jody … Continue reading
James Miller Center: President Jimmy Carter- Statement on Iran Rescue Mission
Source: James Miller Center: President Jimmy Carter- Statement on Iran Rescue Mission The failed rescue attempt in 1980 during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, was a disaster for several reasons. One, it showed that the greatest superpower in the world was still … Continue reading
Arizona Public Media: America Experience The Presidents: Jimmy Carter The Man From Plains
Source: Arizona Public Media: America Experience The Presidents: Jimmy Carter The Man From Plains Had it not have been for 1974 and the Watergate scandal, Jimmy Carter doesn’t get elected President of the United States, at least in 1976. He … Continue reading
History Day: Iran Hostage Crisis Documentary 4th in State
Source: History Day: Iran Hostage Crisis Documentary 4th in State What a crazy time for America and Iran. The Iranian people were fed up with their dictatorial authoritarian government that they had in Iran under the Shah that both the … Continue reading
