There is a reel on YouTube of collected live radio coverage of the Great Buffalo Blizzard of ‘77. It occurred in the midst of Carter’s failed energy policies. In addition to being buried under a mountain of snow or being stranded in a Datsun on the Thruway, listeners were repeatedly being told of a natural gas shortage and to set their thermostats at 60.
No wonder the Georgia Clown got bounced in 1980.
But we were supposed to be impressed because Jimmy Carter wore a sweater while addressing the nation.