| − | '''Jimmy Carter''' (born James Earl Carter, Jr., on October 1, 1924, age 99) was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]], defeating [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee [[Gerald Ford]] in 1976. A relatively unknown, Carter finished second in the crowded [[Iowa Caucus]]es behind "Undecided" and was declared the "winner" by the [[liberal media]] in search of a new [[Democrat]] [[messiah]]. With Americans robbed by [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]] by ending the [[Vietnam]] era draft, Carter promised a return to 'honesty' in politics. Promoted by [[Trilateral Commission|Trilateralist]]s, Carter resurrected the [[New Deal Coalition]] of the [[Solid South]] and Northern [[liberal]]s, putting to bed the myth of a Nixonian [[Southern Strategy]]. | + | '''Jimmy Carter''' (born James Earl Carter, Jr., on October 1, 1924, age 100 died December 29, 2024) was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]], defeating [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee [[Gerald Ford]] in 1976. A relatively unknown, Carter finished second in the crowded [[Iowa Caucus]]es behind "Undecided" and was declared the "winner" by the [[liberal media]] in search of a new [[Democrat]] [[messiah]]. With Americans robbed by [[inflation]] and [[unemployment]] by ending the [[Vietnam]] era draft, Carter promised a return to 'honesty' in politics. Promoted by [[Trilateral Commission|Trilateralist]]s, Carter resurrected the [[New Deal Coalition]] of the [[Solid South]] and Northern [[liberal]]s, putting to bed the myth of a Nixonian [[Southern Strategy]]. |
| | Carter 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 ineffective 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. | | Carter 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 ineffective 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. |