Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter and The Definition of ‘Populism’
Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
Forty years ago, Trump Tower was located on West Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead.
That is to say, the headquarters of the president-elect was the Governor’s Mansion — a spacious house, but hardly a gilded one, despite its tony location.
Then-Gov. George Busbee ceded the entire first floor of his home to Jimmy Carter — himself a former resident. That’s where, in the weeks following his November 1976 victory, Carter sorted out the major appointments of his new administration.
