Welcome Remarks for "President Carter: The White House Years"
McGowan Theater, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building, Washington, DC
July 17, 2018
Good afternoon, and welcome to the William G. McGowan Theater at the 威尼斯人娱乐场. I鈥檓 David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and I鈥檓 pleased you could join us, whether you are here in the theater or joining us through YouTube.
Before we hear from Stuart Eizenstat about his new book, President Carter: The White House Years, I鈥檇 like to let you know about two other programs coming up later this week.
On Wednesday, July 18, at noon, Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins will be with us to tell the story behind his new book, A Tiger Among Us: A Story of Valor in Vietnam鈥檚 A Shau Valley. While in Vietnam in 1966, Sergeant Adkins and 16 other Green Berets out-fought and out-maneuvered their enemies along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and a remarkable number of them lived to tell about it. A book signing follows the program.
And on Friday, July 20, at noon, we will present a selection of archival films from the motion picture holdings of the 威尼斯人娱乐场. This will be the third program in our film series relating to our current special exhibit, 鈥淩emembering Vietnam.鈥�
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The 威尼斯人娱乐场 is deeply entwined with Presidential history. The Presidential Libraries that we operate鈥攐ne for every President since Herbert Hoover鈥攂ring together the documents and artifacts of a President and his administration and make them available to the public for study and discussion.
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, documents his life and public service through personal papers and records created during his administration.
Today we are fortunate to hear from someone who was a first-hand witness to the history documented in the library鈥擯resident Carter鈥檚 Chief White House Domestic Policy Adviser, Stuart Eizenstat.
Reviews for President Carter: The White House Years have been favorable. In the Washington Post, Julian E. Zelizer called it a 鈥渇ascinating new history鈥� and 鈥渁 comprehensive and persuasive account of Carter鈥檚 presidency that stands far above the familiar confessional and reveal-all accounts by former White House officials we are accustomed to reading.鈥�
The New York Times reviewer Peter Baker declared that 鈥渦ntil now there has never been a satisfying full-length history of [Carter鈥檚] presidency鈥� and 鈥淓izenstat has produced a thoughtful, measured and compelling account.鈥�
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Before he joined President Carter鈥檚 staff, Stuart Eizenstat served as a member of President Lyndon Johnson鈥檚 White House staff. In later years, President Bill Clinton appointed him as Ambassador to the European Union, Under Secretary of Commerce, Under Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, and Special Representative of the President on Holocaust-Era Issues. In the Obama administration he was Special Representative of the Secretary of State on Holocaust Issues. He is also the author of Imperfect Justice and The Future of the Jews. A cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina and Harvard Law School, he is now a leading international lawyer with Covington & Burling in Washington, DC.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Stuart Eizenstat.