Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President
by Jimmy Carter
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“This memoir was published in the early eighties, shortly after Carter left office. Presidential memoirs are an interesting genre. Sometimes they’re not the most exciting reading but they’re still the first draft of what happened in an administration. Carter’s memoir does give insight into his character. This was a very serious man, a highly ethical person. You mentioned he was a born-again Christian. He trained as an engineer. You see all these facets of the character, and you get his view of the challenges that he faced in his presidency, of the things that he did well and the things that he did less well. It’s a way to understand what happened in his presidency.” Read more...
Robert Lieberman, Political Scientist
