LEADER 03067cam 2200589 a 4500001 ocn289070818 003 OCoLC 005 20141212045018.0 008 081217s2009 nyu b 001 0deng 010 2008054505 020 9781596915213 020 1596915218 029 1 BWX |bR5789477 029 1 CDX |b9110585 029 1 AU@ |b000043696953 029 1 NZ1 |b13184602 035 (Sirsi) o289070818 035 (OCoLC)289070818 040 DLC |cDLC |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dC#P |dBWX |dCDX |dORX |dVP@ |dBNO |dHSA |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us--- 049 EREE 050 00 E873.2 |b.M386 2009 082 00 973.926092 |222 100 1 Mattson, Kevin, |d1966- |=^A396338 245 10 "What the heck are you up to, Mr. President?" : |bJimmy Carter, America's "malaise," and the speech that should have changed the country / |cKevin Mattson. 250 1st U.S. ed. 260 Bloomsbury : |bNew York, |c2009. 300 263 pages ; |c22 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-251 and index. 505 0 "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. 520 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. 600 10 Carter, Jimmy, |d1924- |xOratory. |=^A68419 600 10 Carter, Jimmy, |d1924- |xPolitical and social views. |=^A68419 650 0 Rhetoric |xPolitical aspects |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A231028 650 0 Energy policy |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A404 650 0 Petroleum industry and trade |xPolitical aspects |zUnited States. |=^A1006535 650 0 National characteristics, American. |=^A7778 651 0 United States |xPolitics and government |y1977-1981. |=^A90859 856 42 |3Contributor biographical information |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2008054505-b.html 856 42 |3Publisher description |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2008054505-d.html 949 E873.2 .M386 2009 |hJOYNER48 |ojaww |i30372015216754 994 C0 |bERE 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n2994009 938 Baker and Taylor |bBTCP |nBK0008023565 938 Blackwell Book Service |bBBUS |nR5789477 |c$25.00 938 Coutts Information Services |bCOUT |n9110585 596 1 998 2153800