1977-1981

"Discusses the decade 1970-1979 in the United States in terms of culture, art, science, and politics"--Provided by publisher.

In an series of private interviews, conducted over sixteen years with the stipulation that they not be released until after his death, the 38th President of the United States reveals a profoundly different side of himself: funny, reflective, gossipy, strikingly candid. In 1974, journalist DeFrank, then a young correspondent for Newsweek, was interviewing Vice President Gerald R. Ford when Ford blurted out something indiscreet, came around his desk, grabbed DeFrank's tie, and told the reporter he could not leave the room until he promised not to publish it. "Write it when I'm dead," he said--and that agreement formed the basis for their relationship for the next 32 years. During that time, they talked frequently, but from 1991 to shortly before Ford's death, the interviews became unguarded conversations in which Ford talked in a way few presidents ever have.--From publisher description.

Examines the history of the thirteen days President Jimmy Carter, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat spent in 1978 at Camp David, culminating in the signing of the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East, between Israel and Egypt.

Chronicles the history of the United States' foreign policy toward Central America from 1977 through 1992, and discusses how the policy was affected by the United States involvement in Vietnam.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 444 days in which a group of Iranian students held Americans hostage in the U.S. embassy in Tehran and discusses how the crisis defined the Carter presidency and impacted the Reagan administration.