Title: Jimmy Carter and the energy crisis of the 1970s : the "Crisis of confidence" speech of July 15, 1979 : a brief history with documents /
Authors: Horowitz, Daniel, 1938-
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Carter, Jimmy,; Energy policy United States History; Energy policy United States Public opinion History Sources.; United States Economic conditions; United States Economic conditions Public opinion Sources.
Abstract: In a decade of constant crises, perhaps the most formidable challenge that Americans faced in the 1970s was the energy shortage. An era of inexpensive and seemingly unlimited supplies of oil came to an end with the OPEC oil embargo of 1973 and strained the nation's economy for the remainder of the decade. In his "Crisis of Confidence" speech, President Jimmy Carter drew connections between America's increasing dependence on foreign oil and what he considered larger, more spiritual problems that plagued the nation. Through documents that bring together the high-level White House decision-making process and the national conversation about energy, Daniel Horowitz helps readers understand both the crises of the 1970s and the continuing relationship between American economic and foreign policy. An introduction by the editor, headnotes to documents, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography provide further support. --From publisher's description.
Contents: Introduction, Jimmy Carter and an age of diminished expectations -- Documents: Carter declares energy crisis the "moral equivalent of war;" Religion, materialism, and leadership, traditions on which Carter drew; Debates within the administration; Preparation and delivery of July 15, 1979, speech; Reactions to the speech, the press, Letters from citizens, Bell, Bellah, and Lasch, Political opposition; Looking back -- Appendixes: Chronology of events surrounding the energy crisis of the 1970s (1973-1981).