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Billy Carter, the beer-guzzling brother of President Jimmy Carter, became a serious headache for the White House when he was required to register as a foreign agent on 15th July, 1980, due to his dealings in Libya.\nTaking two large \u2018loans\u2019 from Gadaffi\u2019s regime, viewed by the USA as a terrorist state, was perhaps Billy\u2019s most controversial moment while his brother was in office - but not necessarily the most embarrassing\u2026\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate the \u2018wit and wisdom\u2019 Billy published for his fanbase; reveal the hard alcoholism that lurked behind much of his behaviour; and recall the appalling advertising campaign with which he attempted to turn around this very bad publicity\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Billy Carter Files as Foreign Agent\u2019 (The Washington Post, 1980): https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/07/15/billy-carter-files-as-foreign-agent/3c9afef6-10cc-4832-881a-94117d111533/\n\u2022 \u2018Embarrassing Relatives Plague Presidents\u2019 (ABC News, 2003):\nhttps://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=90138&page=1w\n\u2022 \u2018Mo Rocca on why Jimmy Carter's brother Billy Carter was misunderstood\u2019 (Salon, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzoGPJNRa1E\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\xa0\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices