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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Jimmy Carter"”.
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The political rhetoric of James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, Jr.
… the political rhetoric of President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, Jr. from the standpoint of the relationship between the individual and his speaking. It emphasizes Carter's political image as revealed by his speaking on foreign policy, domestic issues, and crisis problems. Chapter One develops a …
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The Rhetoric of Jimmy Carter: Renewing America’s Confidence in Civic Leadership through Speech and Political Education
… marked the fortieth anniversary of President Jimmy Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” speech, a catalyst for what became an often overlooked yet significant turning point in the nation’s history. Carter’s words were both poignant and pointed as he calmly, yet directly, addressed the nation’s …
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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
… of the United States passed and President Jimmy Carter signed into law, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Public Law 95-213. The general purpose of this Act is to make it unlawful for publicly held corporations to make certain payments to foreign officials and other foreign persons with …
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Vanguard of the Right: The Department of Education Battle, 1978-1979
… National Education Association (NEA), President Jimmy Carter pushed for a federal Department of Education in 1978 and 1979. In the ensuing legislative battle, Carter confronted opposition from states’ rights, social, and religious conservatives that were beginning to form the nucleus of the New …
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From Condemnation to Conformity: Carter and Reagan's Foreign Policy towards the Argentine Junta, 1977-1982.
<p>This study examines how the administrations of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan responded to the widespread human rights abuses committed by the Argentine military during the country's Dirty War between 1977 and 1982. The objective is to gain a broader understanding of the policies pursued by both …
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The Iranian hostage crisis decision-makers : victims of groupthink?
… Eight officials who served under President Jimmy Carter agreed to be interviewed personally about this politically stressful time in recent American history. Their first-person accounts of the decision-making process which occurred during the Iranian Hostage Crisis form the bulk of the …
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A Foregone Conclusion? The United States, Britain and the Trident missile agreements, 1977 – 1982
… material from the British National Archives, the Jimmy Carter Library and the Ronald Reagan Library. Specifically, the research focuses on the ways in which the interests of the United States influenced the Trident negotiations and British decisionmaking on the successor to Polaris. This approach …
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Ford, Carter and Cambodia: US foreign policy and the Khmer Rouge
… during the presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. From taking power in April 1975 to their removal by the Vietnamese in January 1979, the Khmer Rouge initiated a revolution unrivalled in the 20th Century for its brutality and for the total eradication of modern society. This thesis …
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Campaigning for authenticity
<p>In the fall of 1976 Jimmy Carter wanted to be "an American President... who is not isolated from our people, but a President who feels your pain and who shares your dreams." With humble, hopeful, homey images of Plains, Georgia, campaign advertisements sold Carter as a fresh-off-the-farm, …
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The Politics of Memorialization: Creating a Holocaust Memorial Museum in New York City
… Holocaust as a "hot" agenda item for President Jimmy Carter and then for Mayor Edward I. Koch. The study also analyzes the changing stages in the Mutagon coalition, including the sharing of power between Koch and Governor Mario Cuomo, and how these changes have affected the prospects for …
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A Moment of Failure: The Debate Surrounding the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
… it took seven years, but U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev signed the SALT II treaty in the summer of 1979, intending to start a third round of negotiations within two to three years. This treaty proved to be a turning point in the relations between the two …
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La nascita del programma nucleare iraniano. Washington e Teheran tra alleanza e reciproci sospetti 1956-1979
… the development of the program during the Carter’s administration. President Jimmy Carter, agreed to accommodate the Shah’s requests, but still only to the extent that U.S. proliferation concerns were met. Under Carter, finally, the Shah was willing to make all the concessions that proved …
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"Excellent Propaganda" Zbigniew Brzezinski's Narrative for the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
<p>My focus is Cold War, and my thesis is about Zbigniew Brzezinski's larger geopolitical vision and objectivesforthePersian Gulf region, including how he used the Afghan war to pursue those objectives, and how important his willful misunderstanding of Soviet intentions in Afghanistan was to the …
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Reimagining the Pacific: The rhetoric of Nixon, Ford, Carter, and American engagement after Vietnam
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms
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Presidential power and constitutional public administration.
This dissertation examines the relationship between the American presidency and the federal bureaucracy from the perspective of the constellation of power created by the Constitution. It argues that the centrality of presidential power in discussions of bureaucratic management and oversight is the …