It was Carter who called for that boycott — a ... chance to compete in the Olympic Games. Many athletes told stories of meeting Carter at a White House visit in the summer of 1980 that served ...

FLAG and sign bearers march around Moscow’s Lenin Stadium during closing ceremonies of the XXII Summer Olympic ... sits the US boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. It was Carter who called ...

The boycott garnered more than two-thirds support from the 2,400 members of the unwieldy U.S. Olympic Committee house ... at a White House visit in the summer of 1980 that served as a tepid ...