Jimmy Carter, the politics of family, and the rise of the religious right
Annotation Examining Carter's struggle to placate competing interests against the backdrop of difficult foreign and domestic issues this book looks at a struggling economy, the stalled Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, disputes in the Middle East, handover of the Panama Canal, and the Iranian hostage crisis
History
1 online resource (x, 445 pages) : illustrations
9780820339559, 9781283035125, 0820339555, 128303512X
724088293
Introduction: Washington for Jesus
The times they are a-changin'
The year of the Evangelical
Rootin' and tootin'
His faith and virtue were not enough
The formidable conservative barrage
Profamily movement
The Reagan revolution
Epilogue: A fault line in American society