Exploring what makes a good person, what makes a good president, and are the qualities consonant with each other?
Discussion of the elements necessary for a man or woman to be a “good president” of the United States. It will explore the following questions:
1. What makes a “good man or woman”?
2. What makes a “good president”?
3. Are the qualities described above consonant with each other?
References for Talk Given January 3, 2022
“Is a Good Person Always a Good President?”
Books
McCullough, David. The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For, NY:Simon and Schuster, 2017.
A collection of speeches given by the author from 1989-2016
Bird, Kai. The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter,
NY, Crown, 2021.
One of the recent reassessments of the Carter presidency.
Other recent books and articles on Carter:
Alter, Jonathon. His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life. NY: Simon and
Schuster, 2020.
Clift, Eleanor. “The Green Lantern Theory Destroyed Jimmy Carter’s
Presidency. Now It’s Hitting Joe Biden.” The Daily Beast, Dec., 10,
2021.
Mattson, Kevin. “What the Heck Are You Up to, Mr. President?”:
Jimmy Carter, America’s “Malaise” and the Speech That Should Have
Changed the Country. New York: Bloomsbury, 2009.
Books by Jimmy Carter. Carter has written extensively over the years about his life and the formation of his ideas. Here are two in
Which he discusses the beginning and end of his life:
Carter, Jimmy. An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood.
NY: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2001.
Carter, Jimmy. A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety. NY: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2015.
References(cont.)
Documentaries:
In Their Own Words: Jimmy Carter Screening and Discussion
Feeling Good About America: The 1976 Presidential Election
Wharton, Mary, dir. Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. CNN, 2020.
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