![]() ![]() In the concluding chapter he discusses the Atlanta Project, which he heads with the former First Lady, a project aimed at improving the quality of life in the inner cities. ![]() Noting that the race issue has returned to American politics, Carter characterizes the U.S. A suspenseful narrative about a neophyte's harsh introduction to regional politics, the story of Carter's local victory also illuminates the end of the legalized system of white supremacy, rural domination of government and deprivation of civil rights for blacks in the South. Carter hired a lawyer and, aided by a journalist's expose, forced a recount to come up a winner. Carters WHITE HOUSE DIARY pulls back the curtain on the day-to-day activities of the President in a way that I have not seen in other presidential memoirs. ![]() ![]() On Election Day Carter watched helplessly as Joe Hurst, a supporter of his opponent in the race for state senator, stole the election with blatant ballot-stuffing. The year was 1962, and the ``one man, one vote'' ruling had just been handed down by the Supreme Court. In this engrossing account of his first campaign for public office, the former President describes himself as a naive 38-year-old farmer and small-businessman who got an education in the rough-and-tumble of Georgia politics. Carter writes in his diary: I chose to focus my campaign on three themes: truthfulness, management competence, and distance from the unattractive aspects of Washington politics. ![]()
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