Who Is President Carter's Failure To Follow The Iranian Hostage Crisis
Carter announced his candidacy for president in 1974, he traveled around the country making speeches and meeting as many people as possible. Carter managed to build a constituency by marketing himself as an outsider to Washington politics. He chose Senator Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota as his running mate. In the general election, Carter faced Republican incumbent Gerald R. Ford, who had succeeded to the presidency after Nixon’s resignation. In November, Carter won a narrow victory, capturing 51 percent of the popular vote and 297 electoral votes.
As president, Carter sought to portray himself as a man of the people, dressing informally and adopting a folksy speaking style. He introduced a number of ambitious programs for social and economic reform, and included a relatively large number of women and minorities in his cabinet. Despite Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, Carter had a difficult relationship with Congress meant that Carter was unable to convert his plans into legislation, despite his initial popularity. …show more content…
Throughout his presidency, Carter struggled to combat the nation’s economic woes, including high unemployment, rising inflation and the effects of an energy crisis that began in the early 1970s.
He didn’t have a coherent or effective policy to address the economic struggles.
The tense standoff that followed the Iranian Hostage Crisis, and his failure to free the hostages led his government to be perceived as inept and inefficient; this perception increased after the failure of a secret U.S. military mission in April 1980.
Why was this significant?
Carter took office just thirty months after a President had left the entire federal government in a shambles. He faced epic challenges—the energy crisis, Soviet aggression, Iran, and above all, a deep mistrust of leadership by his citizens. He often seemed like a player out of position, a man more suited to be secretary of energy than
president.
As president, Carter sought to portray himself as a man of the people, dressing informally and adopting a folksy speaking style. He introduced a number of ambitious programs for social and economic reform, and included a relatively large number of women and minorities in his cabinet. Despite Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, Carter had a difficult relationship with Congress meant that Carter was unable to convert his plans into legislation, despite his initial popularity. …show more content…
Throughout his presidency, Carter struggled to combat the nation’s economic woes, including high unemployment, rising inflation and the effects of an energy crisis that began in the early 1970s.
He didn’t have a coherent or effective policy to address the economic struggles.
The tense standoff that followed the Iranian Hostage Crisis, and his failure to free the hostages led his government to be perceived as inept and inefficient; this perception increased after the failure of a secret U.S. military mission in April 1980.
Why was this significant?
Carter took office just thirty months after a President had left the entire federal government in a shambles. He faced epic challenges—the energy crisis, Soviet aggression, Iran, and above all, a deep mistrust of leadership by his citizens. He often seemed like a player out of position, a man more suited to be secretary of energy than
president.