| By Made by History / Produced by Olivia B. Waxman | The death of former President Jimmy Carter has prompted a wave of analysis of his life and presidency. But what if most of these misread Carter entirely? That's the question raised by Paul Matzko in Made by History. He argues that, when properly understood, Carter was a very successful commander-in-chief whose mixed reputation in office comes down to the fact that the 39th President's achievements were largely conservative. His ideology alienated the Democrats who might otherwise have been his staunchest champions, whereas Republicans, who were more ideologically aligned, weren't inclined to sing the praises of a Democrat. Yet, Matzko argues, Carter did more to push economic policy to the right than his conservative Republican successors would. | See below for more on Carter and his presidency from TIME and Made by History. | |
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| | | |  | America Still Needs Jimmy Carter's Health Care Agenda | His failings on healthcare damaged Carter's presidency, but his focus on cost containment was right — then and now. |
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|  | How the Media Shaped—and Distorted—Jimmy Carter's Image | In the wake of Watergate, an adversarial political press scrutinized Jimmy Carter. |
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|  | Freeing the Hostages Wouldn't Have Got Jimmy Carter Re-Elected | Historical cables from the British Ambassador suggest that Carter's problems ran far deeper than the hostage crisis. |
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|  | Jimmy Carter's Mixed Record in the Middle East | Dealing with the Middle East produced one of Carter's finest moments as President, but also one of his lowest points. |
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|  | How Jimmy Carter's Presidential Election Victory Helped 'Heal Ancient Wounds' of Racism | 'By showing that a nonracist Southerner could win a major party nomination, Carter gave new pride to his region' |
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|  | American Nonprofits Are Under Threat | A bill that would empower the President to rescind the tax-exempt status of nonprofits threatens a deeply rooted aspect of civil society. |
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|  | The Troubling Truth About the 1942 Rose Bowl | The 1942 Rose Bowl has become a symbol of American unity during World War II—but the game included no Black players and few Black fans. |
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|  | What to Know About the History of Junkanoo, One of the Caribbean's Biggest Holiday Celebrations | For centuries, the celebration has been a unique display of Black culture and resilience. |
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|  | 'A Complete Unknown' Misses a Key Part of 1960s History | The Bob Dylan film forefronts a conflict between acoustic and electric music, while ignoring how the Vietnam War divided folk musicians. |
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|  | The History Behind Black and Haitian New Year's Traditions | Haitians and Black Americans engage in historically-rooted New Year's traditions that honor past struggles and manifest hope for the future. |
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| | This week in 1950: Winston Churchill |  | The Jan. 2, 1950, cover of TIME |
| Ernest Hamlin Baker |
| "Shock after shock threw civilization into confusion. As the 20th Century plunged on, long-familiar bearings were lost in the mists of change. Some of the age's great leaders called for more & more speed ahead; some tried to reverse the course. Winston Churchill had a different function: his chief contribution was to warn of rocks ahead, and to lead the rescue parties. He was not the man who designed the ship; what he did was to launch the lifeboats. That a free world survived in 1950, with a hope of more progress and less calamity, was due in large measure to his exertions." |
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| | This week in 1989: Endangered Earth |  | The Jan. 2, 1989, cover of TIME |
| Gianfranco Gorgoni. Wrapped globe by Christo |
| "[T]his year's bout of freakish weather and environmental horror stories seemed to act as a powerful catalyst for worldwide public opinion. Everyone suddenly sensed that this gyrating globe, this precious repository of all the life that we know of, was in danger. No single individual, no event, no movement captured imaginations or dominated headlines more than the clump of rock and soil and water and air that is our common home. Thus in a rare but not unprecedented departure from its tradition of naming a Man of the Year, TIME has designated Endangered Earth as Planet of the Year for 1988." |
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| This week in 1993: Bill Clinton |  | The Jan. 4, 1993, cover of TIME |
| William Coupon |
| Clinton: "[Y]ou've got to understand what most voters brought to this election, at least most people who voted for me. They brought a keen awareness that while most of them were worse off than they were 10 years ago, there had been a big divergence in income in America. Inequality had got worse, and all the tax breaks had gone to the people who were doing better anyway. This is a much more unequal country than it was 10 years ago." |
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