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Carter era weighed as history reshapes his legacy
The 1979 energy crisis, Three Mile Island’s core meltdown, and the Iran hostage crisis defined Carter’s presidency amid stagflation. Biographers Jonathan Alter and Kai Bird argue he was ahead of his time on energy, race, and foreign policy, with Camp David Accords and human rights shaping a complex legacy.
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