| − | '''Jimmy Carter''' (born James Earl Carter, Jr., on October 1, 1924, age 97) was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]], defeating [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee [[Gerald Ford]] in 1976. Carter was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served from 1977 to 1981, after being a one-term [[Governor]] of [[Georgia]] from . 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 in a landslide for re-election in 1980 by [[Ronald Reagan]], the former governor of [[California]],as the nation moved sharply more [[conservative]] but only temporarily. | + | '''Jimmy Carter''' (born James Earl Carter, Jr., on October 1, 1924, age 98) was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]], defeating [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee [[Gerald Ford]] in 1976. Carter was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served from 1977 to 1981, after being a one-term [[Governor]] of [[Georgia]] from . 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 in a landslide for re-election in 1980 by [[Ronald Reagan]], the former governor of [[California]],as the nation moved sharply more [[conservative]] but only temporarily. |
| | Promoted by [[Trilateral Commission|Trilateralist]]s and the [[liberal media]] out of nowhere in 1976, Carter promised a restoration of honesty to Washington after [[Watergate]], and built a coalition that included a resurrected [[Solid South]] and Northern [[liberal]]s, disproving the myth of a Nixonian [[Southern Strategy]]. | | Promoted by [[Trilateral Commission|Trilateralist]]s and the [[liberal media]] out of nowhere in 1976, Carter promised a restoration of honesty to Washington after [[Watergate]], and built a coalition that included a resurrected [[Solid South]] and Northern [[liberal]]s, disproving the myth of a Nixonian [[Southern Strategy]]. |