American Experience Season 15 Episode 2
Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage
"Hostage," the conclusion of a two-part Jimmy Carter biography, covers his presidency and post-presidency. Human rights were to be "a basic tenet of our foreign policy," Carter declared in 1977, but he was overwhelmed by events in Iran, and economic woes at home led to a "malaise" so severe that the 1978 Camp David accords didn't even give him a boost in the polls. Then came the hostage crisis. But back in Plains, he and Rosalynn regrouped. And now? As former Carter speechwriter Henrdrik Hertzberg puts it: "His values, his devotion to human rights, keep on resonating in a way that his failures and weaknesses don't."
15 - 13Murder at HarvardJul. 14, 2003- 15 - 12Bataan RescueJul. 07, 2003
- 15 - 11SeabiscuitMay. 29, 2003
- 15 - 10Daughter from DanangApr. 07, 2003
- 15 - 9The PillFeb. 17, 2003
- 15 - 8Partners of the HeartFeb. 10, 2003
- 15 - 7Transcontinental RailroadJan. 27, 2003
- 15 - 6The Murder of Emmett TillJul. 20, 2003
- 15 - 5Chicago: City of the Century (3): Battle for ChicagoJan. 15, 2003
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- 15 - 2Jimmy Carter (2): HostageNov. 12, 2002
- 15 - 1Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who?Nov. 11, 2002
