Stuart E. Eizenstat, “President Carter: The White House Years”

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In Conversation with Greg Bluestein, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Political Reporter

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Former Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter’s side from his political rise in Georgia through four years in the White House, where he served as Chief Domestic Policy Adviser. Famous for the legal pads he took to every meeting, Eizenstat draws on more than 5,000 pages of notes and 350 interviews of all the major figures of the time, to write this comprehensive history of an underappreciated president―and to give an intimate view on how the presidency works. He reveals the grueling process behind Carter’s peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt and how Carter made human rights a presidential imperative. Eizenstat shows first-hand where Carter succeeded, where he failed, and how he set up many successes of later presidents.

Stuart E. Eizenstat has served as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union and Deputy Secretary of both Treasury and State. He is also the author of Imperfect Justice. He is an international lawyer in Washington, D.C.