"What the heck are you up to, Mr. President?" : Jimmy Carter, America's "malaise," and the speech that should have changed the country

"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 and Print
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
Subject(s)	Carter, Jimmy, 1924---Oratory. Carter, Jimmy, 1924---Political and social views. Rhetoric--Political aspects --United States --History --20th century. Energy policy--United States --History --20th century. Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects --United States. National characteristics, American. United States--Politics and government --1977-1981.

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

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E873.2 .M386 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold