Episode 198 JOHN JENRETTE and JIMMY CARTER too ( Part 8) The Friendship with President Jimmy Carter

BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback · May 22, 2023 · 56m

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This episode introduces the other main character in our documentary series, President Jimmy Carter. He rose out of a field of political insiders all of whom were better known to capture the White House in 1976. Carter was perfectly situated as the consummate outsider from the state of Georgia to pull off such an improbable upset. He would face a list of Democratic leaders all of whom were higher profile, Jerry Brown, George Wallace, Mo Udall, Henry Jackson and Frank Church. However, the real opportunity for Carter was created by who was not on the ballot, former Vice…