On July 15, 1979, amid inflation and long lines at the gas pump, Jimmy Carter made an economic plea to the American people.

Ironically, in a speech about a “crisis of confidence” Carter himself came across as not confident. Although he did lay out a plan, the speech lacked any single phrase that anyone could look at ...

The Jimmy Carter I got to know – in Atlanta ... Deng legalized private property and took other major steps toward a capitalist economy. Carter jettisoned Nixon and Ford’s awkward “two ...

There was a gentleness about Jimmy Carter that is celebrated now ... sunny reception when his presidency was rocked by a failing economy, the Iran hostage crisis and Republican challenger Ronald ...

The recent passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has led to some well-deserved ... Similarly, while his centrist economic policies alienated him from many progressives, Republicans ...

(AP Photo/Jim Wells) In the flood of tributes following Jimmy Carter’s passing ... from housing and healthcare to economic development and environmental stewardship. Carter’s approach was holistic, ...

Airline travel prior to 1978, when President Jimmy Carter spearheaded the Airline ... history given the impact of his reforms on our economy and freedoms. Airline deregulation "was the first ...