Short synopsis of Carter's 1994 meeting with Kim Il Sung

— Dr. Mark P. Barry (@drmarkpbarry.bsky.social) 2024-12-29T23:02:04.034Z

Oberdorfer ('97): “Suddenly a diplomatic-military crisis took on new political dimensions, as it played out on CNN around the world. To the consternation of the White House, the press saw administration officials as bystanders while a private citizen, Jimmy Carter, appeared in control of US policy.”

— Dr. Mark P. Barry (@drmarkpbarry.bsky.social) 2024-12-30T21:31:22.305Z

How Jimmy Carter Stopped the Second Korean War – The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2025/01/how-…

— Dr. Mark P. Barry (@drmarkpbarry.bsky.social) 2025-01-06T19:22:03.380Z

Photo at top: Former President Jimmy Carter meets President Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, DPRK, on June 16, 1994 (DPRK photo given to Jimmy Carter; courtesy The Carter Center).  Top two posts are based on this author’s personal records of that time as well as from Douglas Brinkley’s The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House.