Jimmy Carter

(born October 1 , 1924 ), American politician, was the 39th President of the United States ( 1977 – 1981 ), and 83rd ( 1971 – 1975 ) Governor of Georgia . It has often been said that the ordinary matter associated with Jimmy Carter, though securing him a narrow election victory in a time when the nation was desperate for Washington outsiders, came at a time when the country needed an extraordinary man. Carter's presidency was marked by a period of American supremacy being challenged abroad and economic recession striking at home. Sixty-six hostages were taken inside the American embassy in Tehran on November 4 , 1979 by Iranian revolutionaries . Later that year, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan . Inflation and interest rates reached their highest levels since World War II as the administration froze domestic oil prices in response to rising prices from OPEC . These problems, many of them outside of Carter's control, and the perception that he failed to deal with them decisively contributed to his re-election defeat. Among his administration's accomplishments were the Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David Accords , and the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union . He failed to reform the tax system (due to strained relations with U.S. Congress ) and reduce the government bureaucracy as promised during the 1976 campaign, or pass the Martin Luther King holiday despite Democrats controlling both Houses of Congress and the White House. His administration oversaw the founding of the Departments of Energy and Education and enacted strong legislation on environmental protection. In the decades since he left office, Carter gained more respect for his role as an international mediator and peacemaker, and has used his position as a former president to further many charitable causes . In 1982 , he founded the Carter Center as a forum for issues related to democracy and human rights . He has also travelled extensively to monitor elections, conduct peace negotiations, and establish relief efforts. In 2002 , Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize for his "efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."

(born October 1, 1924) served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize , the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. Before he became President, Carter served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as Governor of Georgia , from 1971 to 1975, and was a peanut farmer and naval officer. As president, Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education . He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords , the Panama Canal Treaties , the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II), and returned the Panama Canal Zone to Panama. Throughout his career, Carter strongly emphasized human rights. He took office during a period of international stagflation , which persisted throughout his term. The final year of his presidential tenure was marked by the 1979 takeover of the American embassy in Iran and holding of hostages by Iranian students, an unsuccessful rescue attempt of the hostages, fuel shortages , and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . By 1980, Carter's popularity had eroded. He survived a primary challenge against Ted Kennedy for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1980 election , but lost the election to Republican candidate Ronald Reagan . On January 20, 1981, minutes after Carter's term in office ended, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in Iran were released, ending the 444-day Iran hostage crisis. After leaving office, Carter and his wife Rosalynn founded the Carter Center in 1982, a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization that works to advance human rights. He has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, observe elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. Carter is a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity project, and also remains particularly vocal on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . He said he will remain a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains and support the church's recent decision to send half of its missions contributions to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

(born October 1, 1924) is an American politician, author, and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize . Carter, raised in rural Georgia, was a peanut farmer who served two terms as a Georgia State Senator , from 1963 to 1967, and one as the Governor of Georgia , from 1971 to 1975. He was elected President in 1976 , defeating incumbent president Gerald Ford in a relatively close election, running as an outsider who promised truth in government in the wake of the Watergate scandal . He is the second oldest (after George H. Bush ) of America's four living former presidents. During Carter's term as President, he created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education . He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords , the Panama Canal Treaties , the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II), and returned the Panama Canal Zone to Panama. On the economic front he confronted persistent "stagflation" , a combination of high inflation, high unemployment and slow growth. The end of his presidential tenure was marked by the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis , the 1979 energy crisis , the Three Mile Island nuclear accident , and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . In response to the Soviet move he ended détente, escalated the Cold War, and led the international boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. By 1980, Carter's popularity had eroded. Running for re-election that year, he defeated Ted Kennedy in the primary challenge for the Democratic Party nomination , but lost the general election to Republican candidate Ronald Reagan . Carter has been highly active after leaving the White House. He set up the Carter Center in 1982, as his base for advancing human rights. He has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, observe elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. Carter is a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity project, and also remains particularly critical of Israel's role in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . He said he will remain a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains and support the church's recent decision to send half of its missions contributions to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

(born October 1, 1924) is an American politician, philanthropist, and former farmer who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party , he previously served as a Georgia State Senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. Since leaving the presidency, Carter has remained active in the private sector; in 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in co-founding the Carter Center . Raised in Plains, Georgia , Carter graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946 with a Bachelor of Science degree and joined the United States Navy , where he served on submarines . After the death of his father in 1953, Carter left his naval career and returned home to Georgia to take up the reins of his family's peanut-growing business. Carter inherited comparatively little due to his father's forgiveness of debts and the division of the estate among the children. Nevertheless, his ambition to expand and grow the Carters' peanut business was fulfilled. During this period, Carter was motivated to oppose the political climate of racial segregation and support the growing civil rights movement . He became an activist within the Democratic Party . From 1963 to 1967, Carter served in the Georgia State Senate , and in 1970 , he was elected as Governor of Georgia , defeating former Governor Carl Sanders in the Democratic primary on an anti-segregation platform advocating affirmative action for ethnic minorities. Carter remained as governor until 1975. Despite being a dark-horse candidate who was little known outside of Georgia at the start of the campaign, Carter won the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination . In the general election , Carter ran as an outsider and narrowly defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford . On his second day in office, Carter pardoned all the Vietnam War draft evaders by issuing Proclamation 4483 . During Carter's term as president, two new cabinet-level departments, the Department of Energy and the Department of Education , were established. He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords , the Panama Canal Treaties , the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II), and the return of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama . On the economic front, he confronted persistent stagflation , a combination of high inflation, high unemployment and slow growth. The end of his presidential tenure was marked by the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis , the 1979 energy crisis , the Three Mile Island nuclear accident , and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . In response to the invasion, Carter escalated the Cold War when he ended détente , imposed a grain embargo against the Soviets , enunciated the Carter Doctrine , and led a 1980 Summer Olympics boycott in Moscow. In 1980, Carter faced a challenge from Senator Ted Kennedy in the primaries, but he won re-nomination at the 1980 Democratic National Convention . Carter lost the general election to Republican nominee Ronald Reagan in an electoral landslide. Polls of historians and political scientists usually rank Carter as an average president; he often receives more positive evaluations for his post-presidential work. In 1982, Carter established the Carter Center to promote and expand human rights. He has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, monitor elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. Carter is considered a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity charity. He has written over 30 books ranging from political memoirs to poetry while continuing to actively comment on ongoing American and global affairs, such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . The earliest-serving of the five living U.S. presidents , Carter is the longest-lived president , the longest-retired president, the first to live forty years after their inauguration, and the first to reach the age of 95.

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 "James Earl Carter" redirects here. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party , Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate . He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100 . Born in Plains, Georgia , Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and joined the submarine service before returning to his family's peanut farm. He was active in the civil rights movement , then served as state senator and governor before running for president in 1976 . He secured the Democratic nomination as a dark horse little known outside his home state before narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in the general election. As president, Carter pardoned all Vietnam draft evaders and negotiated major foreign policy agreements, including the Camp David Accords , the Panama Canal Treaties , and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks , and he established diplomatic relations with China . He created a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. He signed bills that created the Departments of Energy and Education . The later years of his presidency were marked by several foreign policy crises, including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (leading to the end of détente and the 1980 Olympics boycott ) and the fallout of the Iranian Revolution (including the Iran hostage crisis and 1979 oil crisis ). Carter sought reelection in 1980 , defeating a primary challenge by Senator Ted Kennedy , but lost the election to Republican nominee Ronald Reagan . Polls of historians and political scientists have ranked Carter's presidency below average. His post-presidency —the longest in U.S. history—is viewed more favorably. After Carter's presidential term ended, he established the Carter Center to promote human rights, earning him the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize . He traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, monitor elections , and end neglected tropical diseases , becoming a major contributor to the eradication of dracunculiasis . Carter was a key figure in the nonprofit housing organization Habitat for Humanity . He also wrote political memoirs and other books , commentary on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , and poetry.