"What the heck are you up to, Mr. President?" : Jimmy Carter, America's "malaise," and the speech that should have changed the country / Kevin Mattson.
| Author/creator | Mattson, Kevin, 1966- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st U.S. ed. |
| Publication Info | Bloomsbury : New York, 2009. |
| Description | 263 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "What the heck are you up to, Mr. President?" -- Diagnosing the nation's heart of glass (April 1979) -- Making friends and enemies in a time of crisis (May 1979) -- "The worst of times" (June 1979) -- "One of my best" (July 1979) -- The speech becomes a "turning point" to the end (July 1979 to January 1981) -- Epilogue : In dreams there begin no responsibilities. |
| Abstract | An assessment of the events that led up to Jimmy Carter's infamous 1979 "malaise" speech places it against a backdrop of such events as the gas crisis and the Iran-hostage situation while explaining that the speech had far greater relevance than its reception reflected. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-251 and index. |
| LCCN | 2008054505 |
| ISBN | 9781596915213 |
| ISBN | 1596915218 |