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| | |name=Jimmy Carter | | |name=Jimmy Carter |
| | |image=Jimmy Carter by Abrams.jpg | | |image=Jimmy Carter by Abrams.jpg |
| − | |party=[[Democratic party]] | + | |party=[[Democrat]] |
| | |spouse=Rosalynn Carter | | |spouse=Rosalynn Carter |
| | |religion=[[Baptist]] | | |religion=[[Baptist]] |
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| | |number=76th | | |number=76th |
| | |state=Georgia | | |state=Georgia |
| | + | |lieutenant=[[Lester Maddox]] |
| | |terms=January 12, 1971 – January 14, 1975 | | |terms=January 12, 1971 – January 14, 1975 |
| | |preceded=[[Lester Maddox]] | | |preceded=[[Lester Maddox]] |
| | |former=y | | |former=y |
| | |succeeded=George Busbee | | |succeeded=George Busbee |
| | + | }} |
| | + | {{Officeholder/state senator |
| | + | |state=Georgia |
| | + | |district=14th |
| | + | |terms=January 14, 1963 – January 10, 1967 |
| | + | |preceded=''(none, district established) |
| | + | |former=y |
| | + | |succeeded=Hugo Carter |
| | }} | | }} |
| | }} | | }} |
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| | '''Jimmy Carter''' (formally James Earl Carter, Jr., born 1924) was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]], defeating Republican [[Gerald Ford]] in 1976. Carter was a [[Democrat]] who served from 1977–1981, after being a one-term Governor of [[Georgia]]. At that time, the Georgia Constitution did not permit the Governor to succeed himself. After a failed presidency marked by disasters in the economy and foreign affairs, and poor leadership, Carter was defeated by a landslide for re-election in 1980 by [[Ronald Reagan]], as the nation moved sharply more [[conservative]]. | | '''Jimmy Carter''' (formally James Earl Carter, Jr., born 1924) was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]], defeating Republican [[Gerald Ford]] in 1976. Carter was a [[Democrat]] who served from 1977–1981, after being a one-term Governor of [[Georgia]]. At that time, the Georgia Constitution did not permit the Governor to succeed himself. After a failed presidency marked by disasters in the economy and foreign affairs, and poor leadership, Carter was defeated by a landslide for re-election in 1980 by [[Ronald Reagan]], as the nation moved sharply more [[conservative]]. |
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| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Jimmy}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Jimmy}} |
| | + | [[Category:Georgia]] |
| | + | [[Category:State Senators]] |
| | [[Category:Nobel Laureates in Peace]] | | [[Category:Nobel Laureates in Peace]] |
| | [[Category:Georgia Governors]] | | [[Category:Georgia Governors]] |