So, in July 1979, the nation was in a deep, Carter-induced funk. And Carter's reaction was to ... blame the nation. That was the theme of the

Dr. Lori Amber Roessner is a professor in the University of Tennessee’s School of Journalism & Electronic Media. She authored the 2020 book “Jimmy Carter and the Birth of the Marathon Media Campaign,” which analyzed how his 1976 presidential campaign impacted political messaging strategies and how the media covers campaigns.

Tributes are underway in Washington for former president Jimmy Carter ahead of his state funeral on Thursday. Over the next 24 hours Carter will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol where many Americans will brave the cold to pay their respects to the late president.