Reply #45: I'm re-listening to Carter's speech which I recall from that July 1979

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...it was the launching platform of Reagan's campaign "Government is not the solution to our problem; government IS the problem".

The points in Carter's speech made a lot of sense, but he came across as "preaching to the people" and reinforced the perception that he was weak and not an effective leader.

Listen to what President Jimmy Carter had to say that evening:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jimmycartercrisisofconfidence.htm


...and Reagan's first inaugural address:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IleiqUDYpFQ