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Presidents
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Understanding the Roles of the President
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Jimmy Carter and Sports
The presidency is a stressful job, but many presidents find ways to ease their anxieties. Some bring hobbies with them to the White House. For example, Franklin D. Roosevelt collected stamps, books, and model ships.1 Grover Cleveland enjoyed the peacefulness of fishing; Dwight Eisenhower took up painting; and Bill Clinton played the saxophone. In addition to pastimes, many presidents relieve
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Jimmy Carter, Iran, and the Canadian Caper
The Iran Hostage Crisis was one of the most important issues of Jimmy Carter’s presidency and likely one of the reasons for his election loss in 1980. But at the beginning of Carter’s presidency, the United States and Iran were allies. Carter called Iran “an island of stability in one of the more troubled areas of the world” during a visit
