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Always a Reckoning and Other Poems

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The first collection of poetry by former President Jimmy Carter, who shares here his private memories about his childhood, his family and political life, with illustrations by his granddaughter. Always a Reckoning sets a precedent since no other president has published a book of poetry. Gift packaged with ribbon marker. A portion of the proceeds from sales will be donated to charity.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published November 22,1994

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Format
144 pages, Hardcover
Published
November 22, 1994 by Crown Archetype
ISBN
9780812924343
ASIN
0812924347
Language
English

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James Earl Carter, Junior, known as Jimmy, the thirty-ninth president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, creditably established energy-conservation measures, concluded the treaties of Panama Canal in 1978, negotiated the accords of Camp David between Egypt and Israel in 1979, and won the Nobel Prize of 2002 for peace.

Ronald Wilson Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter, the incumbent, in the presidential election of 1980.

He served and received. Carter served two terms in the senate of Georgia and as the 76th governor from 1971 to 1975.

Carter created new Cabinet-level Department of education. A national policy included price decontrol and new technology. From 1977, people reduced foreign oil imports one-half to 1982. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the second round of strategic arms limitation talks (SALT). Carter sought to put a stronger emphasis on human rights in 1979. People saw his return of the zone as a major concession of influence in Latin America, and Carter came under heavy criticism.

Iranian students in 1979 took over the American embassy and held hostages, and an attempt to rescue them failed; several additional major crises, including serious fuel shortages and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, marked the final year of his tenure. Edward Moore Kennedy challenged significantly higher disapproval ratings of Carter for nomination of the Democratic Party before the election of 1980. Carter defeated Kennedy for the nomination lost the election to Ronald Wilson Reagan, a Republican.

Carter left office and with Rosalynn Smith Carter, his wife, afterward founded the nongovernmental center and organization that works to advance human rights. He traveled extensively to conduct, to observe elections, and to advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. He, a key, also figured in the project of habitat for humanity. Carter particularly vocalized on the Palestinian conflict.

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aNiceBoat
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April 26,2025
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I wish I could rate this higher. Carter's poems are compassionate and thoughtful, and not badly written. I enjoyed getting more insight into his thoughts and memories. I might give this four stars after a re-read.
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Kns-
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April 26,2025
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gonna be honest, I didn't actually read all of the poems in this, but the ones I did read were pretty good. Jimmy I was unfamiliar with your poetry game.
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Dixitpaudel
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April 26,2025
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I was expecting more, but it has some sweet vignettes of Carter’s childhood and his perspectives on various issues.
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Wilio
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April 26,2025
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We had a president who wrote poems. Isn't that nice?
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Lisnotmynickname
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April 26,2025
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My sister and her husband gifted me an autograph copy of Jimmy Carter's 1995 poetry book "Always a Reckoning". The book's 43 poems are each beautifully illustrated by Carter's 16 year old granddaughter, Sarah. After reading the first several poems, I decided to continue reading the poetry during daily visits to my favorite church. The poetry and illustrations are inspiring and the morning light of the church gave the poetry just the right ambiance. I enjoyed the book very much and I plan to read it again during visits to parks in my hometown and surrounding area.
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jadagirly
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April 26,2025
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Simple poems give insight into the person would become our 39th president, and our very, very best former oval office holder.
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ReZeroCultLeader
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April 26,2025
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A sweet man who really just saw the good in the world is always there we just need to look harder. Doing his best to make the world a better place, through one poem at a time. Understanding and equality are shown through out each poem. Just beautiful.
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Torousei
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April 26,2025
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In some ways, a clearer, simpler portrait of Jimmy Carter than any biography could be. I enjoyed these views of his life, his beliefs, his wishes and his dreams.
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