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==[[United States presidential election, 1976|1976 Campaign]]==

==[[United States presidential election, 1976|1976 Campaign]]==

Carter officially announced his involvement in the race for President. Despite being a relatively politically inexperienced candidate, he turned it to his advantage. He was able to  avoid the [[Watergate]] scandal and claim a clean history. He eventually managed to win the Democratic nomination and chose Minnesota Senator [[Walter Mondale]] as his running mate.  Carter based his campaign on his reputation, political freshness and being a honest, born-again Christian. His opponent [[Gerald Ford]] campaigned on his record as a Congressman and success in recovering from Watergate. Carter wavered slightly after the first presidential debate, but managed to regain lost ground over the next few appearances. Carter managed to win the general election over Ford.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents, Jimmy Carter]], by Linda R. Wade, Children's Press, Chicago, 1989, pp. 45-57.  </ref>

Carter officially announced his involvement in the race for President. Despite being a relatively politically inexperienced candidate, he turned it to his advantage. He was able to  avoid the [[Watergate]] scandal and claim a clean history. He eventually managed to win the Democratic nomination and chose Minnesota Senator [[Walter Mondale]] as his running mate.  Carter based his campaign on his reputation, political freshness and being a honest, born-again Christian. His opponent [[Gerald Ford]] campaigned on his record as a Congressman and success in recovering from Watergate. Carter wavered slightly after the first presidential debate, but managed to regain lost ground over the next few appearances. Carter managed to win the general election over Ford.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents, Jimmy Carter]], by Linda R. Wade, Children's Press, Chicago, 1989, pp. 45-57.  </ref> His claims of Christianity notwithstanding, Carter is the first and only elected presidential candidate to have ever been interviewed by ''Playboy Magazine'' (Nov. 1976 Issue, interviewed by Robert Scheer)<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=k-DXDZDo9xUC&pg=RA1-PA33&dq=Jimmy+Carter+Playboy+magazine&ei=WSdBSbbSMpOMkASq3PTFDg ''Conversations with Carter''], Jimmy Carter, Don Richardson, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998, ISBN 1555878016, 344 pages </ref>.  The nightly news anchors on all three networks&mdash;[[ABC]]'s [[Harry Reasoner]], [[CBS]]'s [[Walter Cronkite]] , and [[NBC]]'s [[Tom Brokaw]]&mdash;mentioned the interview; Cronkite said only "words mild for Playboy but perhaps a little racy for Sunday school".<ref> [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,918410,00.html "Bowdlerizing Jimmy

==Presidency==

==Presidency==