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In "Keeping Faith," former President Jimmy Carter offers a candid memoir of his time in the Oval Office. He recounts the crises that shaped his tenure—from the Iran hostage crisis to the historic Camp David agreements with Israel—while detailing his confidential talks with Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and his contentious yet pivotal meetings with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev and West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Carter also opens up about his sense of alienation in Washington, his relationship with his wife Rosalynn, and the personal toll of attacks on friends and family. The book presents a morally driven leader who balances national responsibilities with a lifelong commitment to humanitarian causes across the globe.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Jimmy Carter
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