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White House Diary audiobook
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrator: Boyd Gaines
- Category: 20th Century, History, United States
- Length: 23 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: September 20, 2010
- Language: English
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White House Diary Audiobook Summary
The edited, annotated diary of President Jimmy Carter–filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world
Each day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, congressmen, and foreign leaders; he narrated the progress of secret negotiations such as those that led to the Camp David Accords. When his four-year term came to an end in early 1981, the diary amounted to more than five thousand pages. But this extraordinary document has never been made public–until now.
By carefully selecting the most illuminating and relevant entries, Carter has provided us with an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency. Day by day, we see his forceful advocacy for nuclear containment, sustainable energy, human rights, and peace in the Middle East. We witness his interactions with such complex personalities as Ted Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin. We get the inside story of his so-called “malaise speech,” his bruising battle for the 1980 Democratic nomination, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Remarkably, we also get Carter’s retrospective comments on these topics and more: thirty years after the fact, he has annotated the diary with his candid reflections on the people and events that shaped his presidency, and on the many lessons learned.
Carter is now widely seen as one of the truly wise men of our time. Offering an unprecedented look at both the man and his tenure, this fascinating book will stand as a unique contribution to the history of the American presidency.
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White House Diary Audiobook Narrator
Boyd Gaines is the narrator of White House Diary audiobook that was written by Jimmy Carter
Boyd Gaines has narrated more than fifty audiobooks, including titles for Ernest Hemingway, Dan Brown, Tom Clancy, and Stephen King. He also read Jimmy Carter’s White House Diary for Macmillan Audio. Of his performance in Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen’s Grant Comes East, which won an Earphones Award, AudioFile magazine said, “Gaines delivers all with the deft touch of a master tactician. It’s truly a remarkable performance.”
Gaines’s many film credits include The Robber Barons of Wall Street, Second Best, I’m Not Rappaport, Heartbreak Ridge, Fame, and Porky’s. He’s won four Tony Awards for performances in The Heidi Chronicles, She Loves Me, Contact, and Gypsy. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for Journey’s End. On television, he’s appeared in The Good Wife, Law & Order, 100 Centre Street, A Woman Called Jackie, A Son’s Promise, and in the popular series One Day at a Time.
About the Author(s) of White House Diary
Jimmy Carter is the author of White House Diary
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White House Diary Full Details
| Narrator | Boyd Gaines |
| Length | 23 hours 1 minutes |
| Author | Jimmy Carter |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Macmillan Audio |
| Release date | September 20, 2010 |
| ISBN | 9781427210562 |
Subjects
The publisher of the White House Diary is Macmillan Audio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is 20th Century, History, United States
Additional info
The publisher of the White House Diary is Macmillan Audio. The imprint is Macmillan Audio. It is supplied by Macmillan Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781427210562.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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