White House Diary

I was in my early 20's when Jimmy Carter was President and my feeling was that he was not a very good President. In fact, I had much more respect and admiration for him AFTER he left the White House due to his work with Habitat for Humanity and the status he attained as an elder statesman.

That being said, reading his daily diary entries of his 4 years as President of the United States has given me a little bit better insight into what he was trying to (and, in many cases) accomplish. Carter shows both his good and bad sides as a President and has the courage to address his shortcomings in some of his dealings with other elected and appointed officials and with foreign heads of state. The entries on his work and dealings with Begin and Sadat to attain the Camp David Accord were some of the most interesting to me.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the inner workings of the Carter presidency.