In some ways President James Earl Carter helped defeat the civil defense buildup under President Ronald Reagan. How and why? Specifically the crisis relocation program established by President Carter.
I believe I have already posted my notes for an undelivered speech to the Stephenson Institute in NOLA last February. Here are the critical document URLs for which I believe Carter presaged the collapse of the buildup under Reagan when hosting areas for evacuees protested crisis relocation. Judge for yourself.
prm-32 is here:
http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/prm/prm32.pdf
pd-41 is here:
http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/pd/pd41.pdf