LEADER 03460nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910971350503321 005 20250428161812.0 010 $a9786612919589 010 $a9781282919587 010 $a128291958X 010 $a9780820338996 010 $a0820338990 035 $a(CKB)2560000000054885 035 $a(EBL)3038922 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000426304 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11307411 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426304 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10372879 035 $a(PQKB)10856627 035 $a(OCoLC)692328932 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse14604 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3038922 035 $a(Perlego)839498 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000054885 100 $a20070215d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aProphet from Plains $eJimmy Carter and his legacy /$fFrye Gaillard ; foreword by David C. Carter 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAthens $cUniversity of Georgia Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (145 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780820329147 311 08$a0820329142 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 105-120) and index. 330 8 $aProphet from Plains covers Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter's major achievements and setbacks in light of what has been at once his greatest asset and his greatest flaw: his stubborn, faith-driven integrity. Carter's remarkable postpresidency is still in the making; however, he has already redefined the role for all who follow him. Frye Gaillard, who wrote extensively about Carter at the Charlotte Observer, was among the first to take the Carter postpresidency seriously and to challenge many accepted conclusions about Carter's term in office. Carter was not an irresolute president, says Gaillard, but rather one so certain of his own rectitude that he misjudged the importance of "selling" himself to America. Ranging across the highs and lows of the Carter presidency, Gaillard covers the energy crisis, the Iran hostage situation, the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal and other treaties, and the new diplomatic emphasis on human rights. Carter's established priorities did not change once he was out of office, but he was far more effective outside the strictures of presidential politics. Gaillard's coverage of this period includes Carter's friendship with Gerald R. Ford, his work through the Carter Center on disease control and election monitoring, and his association with Habitat for Humanity. Prophet from Plains locates Carter in the tradition of Old Testament prophets who took uncompromising stands for peace and justice. Resisting the role of an above-the-fray elder statesman, Carter has thrust himself into international controversies in ways that some find meddlesome and others heroic. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aEx-presidents$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1977-1981 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1977-1981 615 0$aPresidents 615 0$aEx-presidents 676 $a973.926092 700 $aGaillard$b Frye$f1946-$01106094 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971350503321 996 $aProphet from Plains$94372414 997 $aUNINA