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Laurence Shoup discusses his book, "The Carter Presidency and Beyond: Power and Politics in the 1980s"

BROADCAST: 1970 | DURATION: 00:39:35

Synopsis

Author Laurence Shoup discusses his book, "The Carter Presidency and Beyond: Power and Politics in the 1980s," and explains how President Carter came to be elected. He describes the Trilateral Commission and other groups created by corporations and the richest American families to lobby. the government. He also discusses the Carter presidency and his double-dealing with major issues such as unions and regulating big businesses. Earlier interviews played include, Ron McCrea talking about newspaper strikes, and James Abourezk talking about filibustering against deregulation of big oil.

Details

Broadcast Date
1970

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 39.24 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
39 minutes, 35 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

American History & Politics World History & Politics Working, Labor, Economy

People

Authors, Writers Government Workers Journalists

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Shoup, Laurence H.--Interviews Shoup, Laurence H. Carter Presidency and Beyond. Presidents--Election--United States--1976. Presidents--Election--United States--1980. United States--Foreign relations--1977-1981 United States Audiotapes. Reagan, Ronald Rockefeller, David, 1915-2017 Rockefeller family Trilateral Commission The Business Roundtable Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 Military spending McCrea, Ronald Alan Labor unions Mine strikes Abourezk, James G., 1931-2023 Soviet Union

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