UFO Politics at the White House: Citizens Rally 'Round Jimmy Carter's Promise [Paperback]

Larry W. Bryant (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2002

Jimmy Carter promised that, when elected, he would see that the public learned the truth about UFOs. UFO activist Larry W. Bryant presents the best of the resulting flood of letters to Carter in this startling book. Also included are a foreword by UFO researcher Grant Cameron, the story behind the story, and a survey of UFO-related correspondence from the Truman administration.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Larry Bryant operates the Washington, D. C., office of the UFO group Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (CAUS). --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Invisible College Press (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931468079
• ISBN-13: 978-1931468077
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,736,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new classic in the field of UFO literature, March 29, 2002

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Lawrence Fenwick (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UFO Politics at the White House: Citizens Rally 'Round Jimmy Carter's Promise (Paperback)

A book with one of the longest titles around, "UFO Politics at the White House: Citizens Rally 'round Jimmy Carter's Promise" has joined the ranks of the classics of UFO literature. Its three parts show the reader that its populist author and former Pentagon employee, Larry W. Bryant, has both philosophic and humorous sides to his personality. His choice of letters sent to ex-President Jimmy Carter proves it. The President's unfulfilled campaign promise to disclose all government data concerning UFOs generated correspondence from a wide spectrum of the public. Even the unintentionally humorous letters, which sometimes lacked good grammar and style,show you just how the public felt about the importance of the topic. All the author had to do was mix in a dollop of the letter-writers' naivete to come up with a fascinating recipe which could fill more than a few cups and saucers (not the flying kind). This 316-page soft-cover book features letters from critics, fanatics, children--they're all there for you to read. Its cover shows a large manilla envelope on a blue background. A photo of the White House is centered on this, with an excellent drawing of a domed disc drawn in, as if it was hovering over the White House lawn. Bryant's witty,sardonic comments at the beginning of each chapter are just one of the highlights of this book. You should delve into the book. It's a great way to combine your interest in politics and UFOs. The connection is there for you to see.I highly recommend this book. As a long-time ufologist-researcher, experiencer, and former industrial and UFO magazine journalist, this review comes from someone who knows the field.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long-Awaited Book by a Well-Known UFO Activist, February 24, 2002

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The Anomalist (Jefferson Valley, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UFO Politics at the White House: Citizens Rally 'Round Jimmy Carter's Promise (Paperback)

Jimmy Carter was the only president to admit to seeing a UFO and the only one to make a campaign promise to release the government's UFO findings to the public. As expected, once Carter became president, he received a flood of mail from the public asking him to make good on that promise. Author and UFO activist Larry W. Bryant has obtained some of this Carter UFO mail, selected the best of them, and in presenting them in this book, makes some astute comments along the way. Many of the letters are cursory, saying essentially "what are you going to do about your promise?" Others are cranky, but some are genuinely probing or informative. While the letters to Carter on UFOs tend to be repetitive, the Air Force generated replies are even more so, but Bryant thankfully spares us that torture for the most part, only citing their replies when it strays from the routine. In the end, Bryant's book shows that when it comes to UFOs, the White House played--and continues to play--politics.