A Debt of Gratitude

How Jimmy Carter Put Vietnam Veteran's Issues on the National Agenda
In this book, Glenn Robins examines Carter’s role in the creation of Vietnam veterans’ issues as a national agenda item. Covering virtually the entire decade of the 1970s, Robins demonstrates that, throughout this period, Carter distinguished himself as one of the country’s most important decision-makers concerning Vietnam veteran policy.
On December 15, 1972, as rumors swirled of a pending peace agreement between the United States and North Vietnam, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter issued an executive order creating the Georgia Advisory Committee on Vietnam Veterans. His reasoning was simple: “the citizens of the state of Georgia and of the United States of America owe a debt of gratitude to these veterans who have served the nation in an unpopular war.” Carter’s efforts followed trends occurring across the country as a host of states contemplated their responsibilities to Vietnam veterans. Through his words and actions, Carter joined this broader debate regarding society’s obligation to Vietnam veterans.

In A Debt of Gratitude, Glenn Robins examines Carter’s role in the creation of Vietnam veterans’ issues as a national agenda item. Covering virtually the entire decade of the 1970s, from Carter’s single terms as governor to president of the United States, Robins demonstrates that, throughout this period, Carter distinguished himself as one of the country’s most important decision-makers concerning Vietnam veteran policy. By addressing Vietnam veterans’ issues and by communicating his positions and views, Carter made a substantial political investment in moving these items from the level of public debate to the level of policy prescriptions, thereby raising awareness, generating concern, and promising government attention to honour and thank Vietnam veterans.

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