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| − | Jimmy Carter was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]] following [[Gerald Ford]] and preceding [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was a [[Democrat]] who served from 1977-1981, after being the Governor of Georgia. He is | + | Jimmy Carter was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]] following [[Gerald Ford]] and preceding [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was a [[Democrat]] who served from 1977-1981, after being the Governor of Georgia. He is considered by many conservatives to be among the worst presidents in history. The inability of the American government to meet the challenges that were presented to the nation during his time in office helped lead to the election of [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980 and the triumph of the modern conservative movement. Carter's presidency featured [[stagflation]], the energy crisis, the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, and the taking of American citizens as hostages by [[Iran]]. He also supported the [[Equal Rights Amendment]]. Carter did successfully broker a peace agreement (the Camp David accords) between Israel and Egypt in 1979. Carter personally opposed abortion but only recently, more than 25 years after his presidency, expressed his opposition in public. |
Carter has been active in foreign affairs after his presidency, breaking a long-held tradition for ex-presidents to stay out of politics. His continued work mediating international disputes, organizing election observations, and working with organizations on disease and hunger were cited when he was awarded the 2002 [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]]. In his Nobel lecture, Carter declared his support for "international law": | Carter has been active in foreign affairs after his presidency, breaking a long-held tradition for ex-presidents to stay out of politics. His continued work mediating international disputes, organizing election observations, and working with organizations on disease and hunger were cited when he was awarded the 2002 [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]]. In his Nobel lecture, Carter declared his support for "international law": | ||
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Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States of America following Gerald Ford and preceding Ronald Reagan. He was a Democrat who served from 1977-1981, after being the Governor of Georgia. He is considered by many conservatives to be among the worst presidents in history. The inability of the American government to meet the challenges that were presented to the nation during his time in office helped lead to the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and the triumph of the modern conservative movement. Carter's presidency featured stagflation, the energy crisis, the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, and the taking of American citizens as hostages by Iran. He also supported the Equal Rights Amendment. Carter did successfully broker a peace agreement (the Camp David accords) between Israel and Egypt in 1979. Carter personally opposed abortion but only recently, more than 25 years after his presidency, expressed his opposition in public.
Carter has been active in foreign affairs after his presidency, breaking a long-held tradition for ex-presidents to stay out of politics. His continued work mediating international disputes, organizing election observations, and working with organizations on disease and hunger were cited when he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. In his Nobel lecture, Carter declared his support for "international law":
Our president, Woodrow Wilson, was honored here for promoting the League of Nations, whose two basic concepts were profoundly important: "collective security" and "self-determination." Now they are embedded in international law. Violations of these premises during the last half-century have been tragic failures, as was vividly demonstrated when the Soviet Union attempted to conquer Afghanistan and when Iraq invaded Kuwait. [1]
This was peculiar in that up until very recently NATO was never involved in conflicts outside of Europe and the North Atlantic.
In a October 2000 survey of 132 prominent professors of history, law, and political science, President Carter was grouped in the "Below Average" group, ranked 30th, with a mean score of 2.47 out of 5.00.[2]
References
- ↑ Text of Carter's Nobel Lecture Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, 2002.
- ↑ Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (New York, Wall Street Journal Book, 2004)