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Jimmy Carter's lasting Cold War legacy

  • Written by Robert C. Donnelly, Associate Professor of History, Gonzaga University
Former President Jimmy Carter.AP

Jimmy Carter was a dark horse Democratic presidential candidate with little national recognition when he beat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in 1976.

The introspective former peanut farmer pledged a new era of honesty and forthrightness at home and abroad, a promise that resonated with voters eager for change...

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