A Debt of Gratitude: How Jimmy Carter Put Vietnam Veteran's Issues on the National Agenda

by Glenn Robins

On December 15, 1972, as rumors swirled of a pending peace agreement between the United States and North Vietnam, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter issued an executive order creating the Georgia Advisory Committee on Vietnam Veterans. His reasoning was simple: "the citizens of the state of Georgia and of the United States of America owe a debt of gratitude to these veterans who have served the nation in an unpopular war." Carter's efforts followed trends...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700637834
• ISBN13: 9780700637836
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 192 Pages