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Buzzanco: More on President Carter’s Contested Legacy

Buzzanco: More on President Carter’s Contested Legacy

Update: 2025-01-08
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Last week Professor of History at the University of Houston, and host of the Green & Red podcast, Robert Buzzanco, spoke with Chali Pittman about his analysis of the presidency of Jimmy Carter, with an emphasis on domestic affairs.


In this edition of the Eight o’Clock Buzz, Prof. Buzzanco continues this discussion with host Nicholas Wootton focusing on foreign relations. The conversation includes Carter’s work on the Panama Canal treaty, history of supporting the Contra Rebels, the right-wing militias who waged anti-communist guerilla warfare in Nicaragua, and more detail on Carter’s contested legacy.


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Buzzanco: More on President Carter’s Contested Legacy

Buzzanco: More on President Carter’s Contested Legacy

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