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Even the President-elect's mother was surprised by the scope of his ambition. Miss Lillian recalls teasingly asking him one day in 1973, "Whatcha gonna do when you're not Governor...
...nominate the entire Carter family, from the President-elect to Miz Lillian to Miss Amy, from the future First Lady to the brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins who campaigned for Jimmy and who helped reveal to us the kind of President we'll have...
...will be the most important day of the year. Various female cousins are stationed on couches, exchanging news of family and friends in hushed tones, with an eye cocked to the window. Lest Jenny spoil her surprise party by entering unannounced, her 16-year-old sister Lillian is poised to intercept her. But Lillian's alertness is premature. An hour passes with muffled laughter and continuous conversation. Though guests were sternly warned to be here at seven sharp, the easygoing hora peruana ("Peruvian time") prevails. An hour and a half later only a few more guests have trickled...
There is a certain irony that in America's bicentennial year almost as much ink has been spilled over Joe McCarthy and the witch-hunts of the 1950s as on the virtues of George Washington. Woody Allen stands up against the blacklist and prying Congressional Committees in The Front; Lillian Hellman provides her view of the period, often scathing, in Scoundrel Time; and a spate of books, articles and film has appeared dealing with the Hollywood Ten trial, the Hiss and Rosenberg cases. Professional historians are also now taking a closer look at McCarthyism and America's entry into...
...items in the campaign were Carter's sexual fantasies and Miss Lillian's fish pond. That's pretty thin gruel to run a campaign on," he said...