Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President

by Jimmy Carter

Overview

In Keeping Faith, originally published in 1982, President Carter provides a candid account of his time in the Oval Office, detailing the hostage crisis in Iran, his triumph at the Camp David Middle East peace summit, his relationships with world leaders, and even glimpses into his private world. “Responsible, truthful, intelligent, earnest, rational, purposeful. Thus the man: thus the book” (The Washington Post).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557283306
Publisher:	University of Arkansas Press
Publication date:	07/01/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	640
Sales rank:	651,667
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his time as president and his work through the Carter Center, which seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health around the world.

Editorial Reviews

Seldom has a presidential memoir been so self-revealing.”

—Wall Street Journal

“Responsible, truthful, intelligent, earnest, rational, purposeful. Thus the man: thus the book.”

—The Washington Post

“A wonderfully vivid closeup portrait of Leonid Brezhnev. And Mr. Carter’s detailed report on the Camp David Middle East peace summit is absolutely riveting.”

—The New York Times

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