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In seven pages this paper examines the 1976 to 1980 presidency of Jimmy Carter. Three sources are cited in the bibliography and Turabian style footnotes are included.
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few people had heard of him beyond the Georgia state line. In fact, according to historian Robert A. Rutland, "Nobody paid much attention."2 But soon, the Jimmy Carter
campaign bandwagon began to resemble the little engine that could, and soon the naysayers became believers. In the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, the United States wanted a government
outsider who was the antithesis of the Richard Nixon political machine. To corruption weary Americans, Jimmy Carter resembled the traditional values of home, family, and Christian faith that would
steady a nation that had been shaken to its core. Carters astonishing victory and unconventional inauguration in January of 1977 with the down home newly sworn in President walking
instead of riding down Pennsylvania Avenue with his wife Rosalynn, he established an informal approach to leadership that would characterize his presidency. For the voters, it was a refreshing
breath of fresh air; for the Washington career politicians, lobbyists, and special interest groups it would be an uneasy and often contentious coexistence. In keeping with his outsider persona,
Carter selected as his key cabinet members individuals who did not have a D.C. zip code. For examples, New York City based lawyer Cyrus Vance became Carters secretary of
state. He bluntly condemned the d?tente foreign policy developed by President Richard Nixon and his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as too limited in its focus only on China
and the Soviet Union and ignored what he described as "the explosive forces of change in the developing world."3 Another New York resident, Columbia University Professor Zbigniew Brzezinski, would
wield considerable influence over Carter as head of the National Security Council. Turning his attentions first to domestic affairs, the new
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