To return the canal to Panama, President Jimmy Carter worked to change minds and build a bipartisan coalition that put aside short-term political considerations.
The Iran hostage crisis became a symbol of a failed presidency, but for some of those who lived it, Jimmy Carter was the one who brought them home at the expense of his political career.
In his last announced trip abroad as president, Mr. Biden relished touring a U.S.-financed train line in Angola intended to transport goods and critical minerals to port.
“在整个竞选过程中,特朗普一直在引导美国人把美国的民主视为一场失败的实验,”历史学家、《强人——从墨索里尼到现在》(Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present)一书的作者露丝·本-吉亚特说。她说,通过赞扬俄罗斯总统普京和中国国家主席习近平等独裁者,“他利用竞选活动让美国人为专制做好了准备”。