Embassy in Tehran, and Carter seemed helpless.

Iranian revolutionaries had taken Americans hostage in the U.S. Though the economy had been flagging for most of the past decade, as sitting president, he bore much of the blame even if he did not deserve it. The sitting Democratic president was unpopular. Ample on-street parking is available in front of the shop and in an adjacent parking lot.The story of internecine warfare in the Democratic Party. To reserve a seat at this free event, or to order copies of Camelot’s End in advance, please call (207) 338-9009 or email Left Bank Books is located in the historic Opera House block at 109 Church Street (across from the police station), in downtown Belfast. His work has been published in The Washington Post, The New Republic, and The Huffington Post, and he’s appeared on MSNBC, Morning Joe, Fox News, PBS, CSPAN, and the BBC. Bush and survived running through a plate glass window in Liberia. He’s covered two White Houses and two presidential elections. A useful reminder of a past era that resonates with contemporary politics.” About Jon WardĪs the Senior Political Correspondent for Yahoo News, Jon writes about politics, culture and religion.

It is also interesting that he writes in a time when there are increasing whispers that a sitting president might face an internal challenge to his renomination. He writes fluidly and demonstrates a firm grasp of how politics work. Kirkus Reviews writes that Ward “provides deep insight into American politics in the past five decades. Comprehensive and nuanced, featuring new interviews with major party leaders and behind-the-scenes revelations from the time, Camelot’s End presents both Kennedy and Carter in a new light, and takes readers deep inside a dark chapter in American political history. At its heart, it is the tale of two extraordinary and deeply flawed men: Ted Kennedy, one of the nation’s greatest lawmakers, a man of flaws and of great character and Jimmy Carter, a politically tenacious but frequently underestimated trailblazer. It was the last gasp of an outdated system, an insider’s game that old Kennedy hands thought they had mastered, and the year that marked the unraveling of the Democratic Party as America had known it.Ĭamelot’s End details this incredible drama with cinematic sweep. More on Camelot’s EndĪ riveting dual political biography, Camelot’s End, details the epic 1980 clash between Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter when Kennedy challenged Carter for the Democratic nomination. Carter & the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party.

(Belfast, ME) On Friday, August 9, at 7:00 pm, Left Bank Books in Belfast invites the public to a talk and book signing by Jon Ward, author of Camelot’s End: Kennedy vs.

Camelot's End by Jon Ward