Item COLD WAR 27/143 - Transcript of interview with civil rights campaigner Mary King, 1997

Typescript transcript of interview with Mary King, (supporter of US President James Earl Carter), 1976-1981, relating to King's reasons for voting for Carter in the US Presidential election, Nov 1976; the US Presidential election campaign, 1976; Carter's personal qualities; the Watergate scandal, Washington DC, USA, 1972-1974; the loss of confidence felt in the USA following the American withdrawal from Vietnam, 1975; the assassination of US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Dallas, Texas, USA, 22 Nov 1963; the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 4 Apr 1968; the US Black Power Movement, [1966-1972]; Carter's human rights policy, 1977-1981; the influence of Carter's human rights policy on the democratic movements within Eastern Bloc countries, 1977-1981; Carter's formative years in the racially segregated state of Georgia, 1924-1971; the US civil rights movement, 1948-[1965]; a speech made by Carter urging the USA to have confidence in itself, 15 Jul 1979; Carter's arms control policies, 1977-1981; the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Dec 1979; King's opinion that US President Ronald (Wilson) Reagan was credited for implementing many policies instigated by Carter, 1981-[1984]; the signing of the Camp David Accord by Carter, Sadat and Begin, agreeing the basis for a Middle East peace settlement, Sep 1978. 26pp