#8: How Carter Lectured, Not Led (The 10 Worst Decisions by U.S. Presidents)

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#8: How Carter Lectured, Not Led (The 10 Worst Decisions by U.S. Presidents)
      

Lesson for President Obama:  Encourage.  Inspire.  Don't lecture.  

On April 18, 1977, President Jimmy Carter made a televised speech to the nation on the subject of the energy crisis. Hoping to appear informal and recall Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio addresses that became known as "fireside chats," the president sat in an armchair beside a fireplace where a small fire burned. Mr. Carter wore a cardigan sweater, suggesting that to conserve fuel he had turned down the thermostat in the White House.  

Two years after his "Cardigan Sweater Speech" he tried again to rally the nation, this time with his "Malaise Speech."

Both speeches fell flat ...
         

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