Jimmy Carter lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda
CNNUS hostages are seen inside the United States embassy compound in Iran blindfolded on November 4, 1979. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images In 1979, former President Jimmy Carter did himself significant political damage in an extraordinary address to the nation on the energy crisis. Still, in the late 1970s, it seemed conceivable that Carter’s command of foreign policy at the height of the Cold War would give him a fair shot at a second term. President Jimmy Carter speaks in April 1980 on the aborted rescue effort intended to get the hostages out of Iran. “If the hostages were released, I was convinced my election would be assured; if the expectations of the American people were dashed again, there was little chance I could win.” Throughout the campaign, Reagan berated Carter as an ineffectual leader consigning America to perpetual decline.
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