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Carter served from 1977 to 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 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.

Despite claiming to be [[pro-life]],<ref>claiming to be "born again". ''The Presidents'' by Richard Kirkendall, pg. 552</ref>  Carter spent much of his time as president pushing unsuccessfully for ratification of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]], which would have given federal courts ''carte blanche'' to impose taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]. In an interview with the ''Huffington Post'' in July 2018, Carter claimed that Jesus would approve of homosexual "marriage" and certain abortions.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (July 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/jimmy-carter-jesus-would-approve-of-gay-marriage-some-abortions/ Jimmy Carter: Jesus Would ‘Approve’ of Gay Marriage, Some Abortions]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Chasmar, Jessica (July 9, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/9/jimmy-carter-i-believe-that-jesus-would-approve-of/ Jimmy Carter: 'I believe that Jesus would approve of gay marriage,' some abortions]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Bohon, Dave (July 12, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/29516-jimmy-carter-sounds-off-on-jesus-gay-marriage-abortion Jimmy Carter Sounds Off on Jesus, Gay Marriage, Abortion]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 12, 2018.</ref>

Despite claiming to be [[pro-life]],<ref>claiming to be "born again". ''The Presidents'' by Richard Kirkendall, pg. 552</ref>  Carter spent much of his time as president pushing unsuccessfully for ratification of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]], which would have given federal courts ''carte blanche'' to impose taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]. In an interview with the ''Huffington Post'' in July 2018, Carter claimed that Jesus would approve of homosexual "marriage" and certain abortions.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (July 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/jimmy-carter-jesus-would-approve-of-gay-marriage-some-abortions/ Jimmy Carter: Jesus Would ‘Approve’ of Gay Marriage, Some Abortions]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Chasmar, Jessica (July 9, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/9/jimmy-carter-i-believe-that-jesus-would-approve-of/ Jimmy Carter: 'I believe that Jesus would approve of gay marriage,' some abortions]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Bohon, Dave (July 12, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/29516-jimmy-carter-sounds-off-on-jesus-gay-marriage-abortion Jimmy Carter Sounds Off on Jesus, Gay Marriage, Abortion]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 12, 2018.</ref>

</ref> His criticisms of Israel have been considered [[anti-Semitic]] and despicable.

</ref> His criticisms of Israel have been considered [[anti-Semitic]] and despicable.

In 2024, he was the oldest living former President in history (and the first to reach the age of 95) and also the longest-retired former President in history (having been retired for over 43 years since he was voted out of office after one term in 1981).

He was the oldest living former President in history (100 years, two months, and 28 days at his passing; the first and to date only former President to reach the age of 100), the longest-retired former President in history (43 years, 11 months, and nine days since he left office on January 20, 1981 until his passing), and his marriage to Rosalynn was the longest of any President and First Lady (77 years, four months, and 12 days upon her passing on November 19, 2023).

==Early life==

==Early life==

[[File:Carter and Maddox (cropped).PNG|left|300px|thumb|Jimmy Carter and [[Lester Maddox]].]]

[[File:Carter and Maddox (cropped).PNG|left|300px|thumb|Jimmy Carter and [[Lester Maddox]].]]

[[File:LesterMaddox.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Lester Maddox (pointing gun) and his son (waving axe handle) try to prevent Black protester from entering his Pickrick restaurant, this week 1964—Maddox was elected Governor of Georgia 1966" - Historian Michael Beschloss.<ref>https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1278395843322789889</ref>]]

[[File:LesterMaddox.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Lester Maddox (pointing gun) and his son (waving axe handle) try to prevent Black protester from entering his Pickrick restaurant, this week 1964—Maddox was elected Governor of Georgia 1966" - Historian Michael Beschloss.<ref>https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1278395843322789889</ref>]]

In 1966 Carter unsuccessfully sought the Democrat nomination for [[Governor]] of Georgia.  This failure significantly affected Carter personally as the story goes by influencing him to turn to a belief in [[extraterrestrial life]] and space aliens for comfort.  Carter did succeed in his second bid for Governor in 1970. [[Racism]] was a major factor in his campaign, in which he criticized his primary challenger Carl Sanders for paying tribute to [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], in an effort to depress Sanders's white vote. Carter said "I have no trouble pitching for [[George Wallace|[George] Wallace]] votes and black votes at the same time, I can win this election without a single black vote."  Wallace was the [[Alabama]] Democrat governor who ran for president in 1968 and famous for saying, "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."   

In 1966, Carter unsuccessfully sought the Democrat nomination for [[Governor]] of Georgia.  This failure significantly affected Carter personally as the story goes by influencing him to turn to a belief in [[extraterrestrial life]] and space aliens for comfort.  Carter did succeed in his second bid for Governor in 1970. [[Racism]] was a major factor in his campaign, in which he criticized his primary challenger Carl Sanders for paying tribute to [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], in an effort to depress Sanders's white vote. Carter said "I have no trouble pitching for [[George Wallace|[George] Wallace]] votes and black votes at the same time, I can win this election without a single black vote."  Wallace was the [[Alabama]] Democrat governor who ran for president in 1968 and famous for saying, "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."   

Upon receiving the endorsement of former Democratic Gov. [[Lester Maddox]] who defeated him in the 1966 primary, Carter responded by praising the life-long segregationist: "He has brought a standard of forthright expression and personal honesty to the governor's office, and I hope to live up to his standard." <ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Jimmy-Carters-racist-campaign-of-1970-59499482.html</ref>  Maddox came to national attention by chasing blacks out of his restaurant with baseball bats or a pistol.

Upon receiving the endorsement of former Democratic Gov. [[Lester Maddox]] who defeated him in the 1966 primary, Carter responded by praising the life-long segregationist: "He has brought a standard of forthright expression and personal honesty to the governor's office, and I hope to live up to his standard." <ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Jimmy-Carters-racist-campaign-of-1970-59499482.html</ref>  Maddox came to national attention by chasing blacks out of his restaurant with baseball bats or a pistol.

Carter was elected governor, with almost no [[African American]] support. For the next four years he presided over state affairs. He presented himself as a [[populist]], the representative of the people as opposed to special interests. Carter emphasized [[welfare]] reform, [[education]]al advance and budget reform. Once [[pro-life]], he [[abortion betrayal|changed his position]] and supported the legalization of [[abortion]] and worked to replace [[capital punishment]] in Georgia with life in prison. In 1974, the Georgia Constitution prohibited the Governor from seeking a consecutive term, and Carter was succeeded by Joe Frank Harris.  The Georgia Constitution was amended in 1976 to permit the Governor to serve two consecutive terms, and Harris was re-elected in 1978.  Later in life Jimmy Carter declared himself to be against abortion.

Carter was elected governor, with almost no [[African American]] support. For the next four years, he presided over state affairs. He presented himself as a [[populist]], the representative of the people as opposed to special interests. Carter emphasized [[welfare]] reform, [[education]]al advance and budget reform. Once [[pro-life]], he [[abortion betrayal|changed his position]] and supported the legalization of [[abortion]] and worked to replace [[capital punishment]] in Georgia with life in prison. In 1974, the Georgia Constitution prohibited the Governor from seeking a consecutive term, and Carter was succeeded by Joe Frank Harris.  The Georgia Constitution was amended in 1976 to permit the Governor to serve two consecutive terms, and Harris was re-elected in 1978.  Later in life Jimmy Carter declared himself to be against abortion.

==1976 Presidential Campaign==

==1976 Presidential Campaign==

Carter was groomed well before his single term as Governor ended to run for the Presidency in 1976. His campaign, which began in early 1975, exploited popular mistrust of Washington after the disastrous end of American involvement in the [[Vietnam war]] in 1975. He campaigned on a call for [[change]]. After running second in the [[Iowa Caucuses]] to "Undecided", which finished first, the mainstream [[fake news]] media proclaimed him the "winner" and as a charismatic figure who would transform the country.   

Carter was groomed well before his single term as Governor ended to run for the Presidency in 1976. His campaign, which began in early 1975, exploited popular mistrust of Washington after the disastrous end of American involvement in the [[Vietnam war]] in 1975. He campaigned on a call for [[change]]. After running second in the [[Iowa Caucuses]] to "Undecided", which finished first, the mainstream [[fake news]] media proclaimed him the "winner" and as a charismatic figure who would transform the country.   

Carter went on to defeat [[George Wallace]] in the southern primaries and established himself as a Democrat who could win the south with white votes, which [[George McGovern]] had failed to do in 1972.  Democrat historians and propagandists claim he won the southern primaries because of his "inspiring and well organized campaign."<ref>The American Vision, pg. 966</ref> Running against President [[Gerald Ford]] in the general election, Carter had little experience in national politics, however he posed as an outsider and promised to restore honesty and morality to [[government]]. On election day, Carter edged out Ford with 50 percent of the vote to 48 percent, with some controversial voter shenanigans in [[Ohio]].

Carter went on to defeat [[George Wallace]] in the southern primaries and established himself as a Democrat who could win the south with white votes, which [[George McGovern]] had failed to do in 1972.  Democrat historians and propagandists claim he won the southern primaries because of his "inspiring and well-organized campaign."<ref>The American Vision, pg. 966</ref> Running against President [[Gerald Ford]] in the general election, Carter had little experience in national politics; however, he posed as an outsider and promised to restore honesty and morality to [[government]]. On election day, Carter edged out Ford with 50 percent of the vote to 48 percent, with some controversial voter shenanigans in [[Ohio]].

Carter's running mate, [[Walter Mondale]], and his wife Rosalind, met with the psychotic [[mass murder]]er and [[progressive]] leader, the [[Rev. Jim Jones]] during the campaign to help carry the state of [[California]].<ref>When Deputy Minister Ptolemy Reid traveled to Washington, D.C. in September 1977 to sign the Panama Canal Treaties, Mondale asked him, "How's Jim?", which indicated to Reid that Mondale had a personal interest in Jones' well being, p. 173.<br>Moore, Rebecca. [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 ''American as Cherry Pie''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029130010/http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 |date=October 29, 2014 }}, Jonestown Institute, San Diego State University</ref> Jones was one of the few people invited aboard his chartered jet for a private visit. Mondale stated regarding the [[Peoples Temple]] that "knowing the congregations deep involvement in the major social and constitutional issues of our country . . . is a great inspiration to me."<ref>"First Lady Among Cult's References" {{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times |title=First Lady Among Cult's References; Mondale and Califano also listed |date= November 21, 1978}}</ref>  Jones later was responsible for the deaths of over 900 [[African American]]s before Carter's term ended, the worst mass killing in American history prior to the [[9/11 attacks]].

Carter's running mate, [[Walter Mondale]], and his wife Rosalind, met with the psychotic [[mass murder]]er and [[progressive]] leader, the [[Rev. Jim Jones]] during the campaign to help carry the state of [[California]].<ref>When Deputy Minister Ptolemy Reid traveled to Washington, D.C. in September 1977 to sign the Panama Canal Treaties, Mondale asked him, "How's Jim?", which indicated to Reid that Mondale had a personal interest in Jones' well-being, p. 173.<br>Moore, Rebecca. [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 ''American as Cherry Pie''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029130010/http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 |date=October 29, 2014 }}, Jonestown Institute, San Diego State University</ref> Jones was one of the few people invited aboard his chartered jet for a private visit. Mondale stated regarding the [[Peoples Temple]] that "knowing the congregations deep involvement in the major social and constitutional issues of our country . . . is a great inspiration to me."<ref>"First Lady Among Cult's References" {{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times |title=First Lady Among Cult's References; Mondale and Califano also listed |date= November 21, 1978}}</ref>  Jones later was responsible for the deaths of over 900 [[African American]]s before Carter's term ended, the worst mass killing in American history prior to the [[9/11 attacks]].

[[Rosalynn Carter]] called Jones at candidate Jimmy Carter's behest. She held a private dinner with him and had the Peoples Temple leader introduce her at the 1976 grand opening of the San Francisco Democratic Party Headquarters.  Jones dined with Rosalynn Carter at the head table at the Democratic National Convention.<ref>Layton, Deborah. ''Seductive Poison''. Anchor, 1999. ISBN|978-0-385-48984-. p. 53.</ref>

[[Rosalynn Carter]] called Jones at candidate Jimmy Carter's behest. She held a private dinner with him and had the Peoples Temple leader introduce her at the 1976 grand opening of the San Francisco Democratic Party Headquarters.  Jones dined with Rosalynn Carter at the head table at the Democratic National Convention.<ref>Layton, Deborah. ''Seductive Poison''. Anchor, 1999. ISBN|978-0-385-48984-. p. 53.</ref>

===Carter administration===

===Carter administration===

[[File:Biden racial jungle.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Desgreratation and busing remained a powerful issue among Democrat voters during the Carter administration.  The removal of President's Nixon and Ford and full control of the Congress presented an opportunity for the Democrats to take country backwards in the area of [[civil rights]].<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html</ref>]]

[[File:Biden racial jungle.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Desgreratation and busing remained a powerful issue among Democrat voters during the Carter administration.  The removal of Presidents Nixon and Ford and full control of the Congress presented an opportunity for the Democrats to take the country backwards in the area of [[civil rights]].<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html</ref>]]

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===Civil rights and homosexual activism===

===Civil rights and homosexual activism===

Carter increased government spending. However, when [[inflation]] skyrocketed in 1978 he changed his mind. He delayed tax cuts and vetoed the spending programs that he himself proposed to the [[Congress]]. Carter then tried to ease inflation by reducing [[money]] supply and raising [[interest rates]]. All of his efforts proved to be unsuccessful. Inflation and interest rates soon reached their highest levels since [[World War II]].

Carter increased government spending. However, when [[inflation]] skyrocketed in 1978 he changed his mind. He delayed tax cuts and vetoed the spending programs that he himself proposed to the [[Congress]]. Carter then tried to ease inflation by reducing [[money]] supply and raising [[interest rates]]. All of his efforts proved to be unsuccessful. Inflation and interest rates soon reached their highest levels since [[World War II]].

[[Image:Decline1978.jpg|thumb|290px|right|Americans feared they were losing influence and power under the Carter administration, as this magazine cover shows, Nov. 1978]]

[[Image:Decline1978.jpg|thumb|290px|right|Americans feared they were losing influence and power under the Carter administration, as this magazine cover shows, Nov. 1978]]

Increases in the [[Consumer Price Index]] (CPI) reached double digits. Carter launched a time-honored tried-and-failed Wage-Price Guidelines program in which businesses could not increase prices or wages above a certain percentage or the company would be prohibited from doing business with the federal government. A company also could find itself on the prohibited list if it earned profits higher than the percentage recommended by the government. The Carter administration employed the [[marxist]] argument that higher profits are responsible for higher prices so that if a company made lower profits, its prices would be lower, too.

Increases in the [[Consumer Price Index]] (CPI) reached double digits. Carter launched a time-honored, tried-and-failed Wage-Price Guidelines program in which businesses could not increase prices or wages above a certain percentage, or the company would be prohibited from doing business with the federal government. A company could also find itself on the prohibited list if it earned profits higher than the percentage recommended by the government. The Carter administration employed the [[marxist]] argument that higher profits are responsible for higher prices so that if a company made lower profits, its prices would be lower, too.

The rapid change in interest rates sowed the seeds of the Savings and Loan crisis (See [[Madison Guaranty Savings]]). Investments in fixed income were becoming less valuable. Holders of both bonds, and pensions being paid to retired people had their life savings wiped out. The stagnant growth of the economy (causing unemployment), in combination with a high rate of inflation, has often been called stagflation, an unprecedented situation in American economics. By 1979, public opinion polls had Carter's popularity lower than [[Richard Nixon]]'s during Watergate.  Carter instructed the Federal Reserve printing presses to go pedal-to-the-metal, worsening inflationary effects, in a failed effort to stage a short-lived election year recovery and delaying a double-dip [[recession]] until after Inauguration Day, 1981.

The rapid change in interest rates sowed the seeds of the Savings and Loan crisis (See [[Madison Guaranty Savings]]). Investments in fixed income were becoming less valuable. Holders of both bonds, and pensions being paid to retired people had their life savings wiped out. The stagnant growth of the economy (causing unemployment), in combination with a high rate of inflation, has often been called stagflation, an unprecedented situation in American economics. By 1979, public opinion polls had Carter's popularity lower than [[Richard Nixon]]'s during Watergate.  Carter instructed the Federal Reserve printing presses to go pedal-to-the-metal, worsening inflationary effects, in a failed effort to stage a short-lived election year recovery and delaying a double-dip [[recession]] until after Inauguration Day, 1981.

=== Energy crisis ===

=== Energy crisis ===

Carter proposed a national energy program to conserve [[oil]] and promote the use of coal and renewable energy sources. He also persuaded Congress to create the Department of Energy, and asked Americans to personally reduce their energy consumption. Although oil companies were insisting on deregulation of the energy industry, Carter advocated a "windfall profits tax" to prevent oil companies from overcharging consumers. Carter's plan did not solve the country's energy crisis. In the summer of 1979 a major oil shortage in the [[United States]] took place because of instability in the middle east. After increasing pressure to act, Carter gave several televised address' where he complained that there was a "crisis of confidence that had struck at the very heart and soul of our national will." Although Carter meant the speech to be a timely warning, many Americans interpreted it as President Carter blaming the public for his failures. Critics dubbed it Carter's "[[malaise|malaise speech.]]"

Carter proposed a national energy program to conserve [[oil]] and promote the use of coal and renewable energy sources. Carter claimed the planet would run out of oil by 2011.<ref>https://youtu.be/iXHTmEUGR7c</ref> He also persuaded Congress to create the Department of Energy, and asked Americans to personally reduce their energy consumption. Although oil companies were insisting on deregulation of the energy industry, Carter advocated a "windfall profits tax" to prevent oil companies from overcharging consumers. Carter's plan did not solve the country's energy crisis. In the summer of 1979, a major oil shortage in the [[United States]] took place because of instability in the Middle East. After increasing pressure to act, Carter gave several televised addresses where he complained that there was a "crisis of confidence that had struck at the very heart and soul of our national will." Although Carter meant the speech to be a timely warning, many Americans interpreted it as President Carter blaming the public for his failures. Critics dubbed it Carter's "[[malaise|malaise speech.]]"<ref>https://youtu.be/0tGd_9Tahzw</ref>

=== Foreign policy ===

=== Foreign policy ===

{{See also|Carter Doctrine}}

{{See also|Carter Doctrine}}

[[File:Brzezinski Taliban.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rabid [[Russophobe]] Zbigniew Brzezinski meets with the [[Mujahideen]] [[Taliban]], 1979.<ref>https://youtu.be/kYvO3qAlyTg</ref>]]

[[File:Brezhnev Carter kiss.PNG|right|300pc|thumb|Carter-Brezhnev kiss.<ref>https://youtu.be/wcopP9Ii-_4</ref>]]

Rather than address the enslavement of the Russian people to [[CPSU|Soviet Communism]], Carter appointed the notorious [[Polish]] [[Russophobe]] [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] as his [[National Security Adviser]] to forge an anti-Russian, rather than anti-Communist, [[foreign policy]].

Rather than address the enslavement of the Russian people to [[CPSU|Soviet Communism]], Carter appointed the notorious [[Polish]]-born [[Russophobe]] [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] as his [[National Security Adviser]] to forge an [[anti-Russian]], rather than anti-[[Communist]], [[foreign policy]].

In contrast to Carter's economic policies, which were uncertain and left the public confused, his foreign policy was more clearly defined, although foreign policy is where Jimmy Carter suffered his worst defeats. In his inaugural speech, he stated that "our commitment to human rights must be absolute." He singled out the [[Soviet Union]] as a violator of human rights and strongly condemned the country for arresting its citizens for political protests. However, he was criticized for not doing enough to promote his proclaimed human rights foreign policy stance in his administration, such as continuing to support the Indonesian government even while it was implicated in the commission of acts of genocide in the occupation of [[East Timor]].

 

 

 

 

 

Ahead of the accords, neo Nazi Arab Palestine diplomat [[Issa Nakhleh]] had sent a Memorandum to Jimmy Carter and [[Anwar Sadat]] not to make peace - ''Camp David'', and had promoted his [[Holocaust denial]].<ref>Dalin, D. (2017). Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dUz4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA120#v=onepage&q&f=false p. 120]</ref>

Carter also tried to remove the U.S. image of interventionism by giving Panamanians control of the [[Panama Canal]]. Over conservative opposition he did so—but Panama fell into the hands of a dictator who threatened Americans and had to be overthrown by an American invasion in 1989.  

The completed [[Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II]] or [[SALT II]] agreement was signed by [[President Carter]] and General Secretary [[Brezhnev]] in Vienna on June 18, 1979. President Carter transmitted it to the Senate on June 22 for its advice and consent to ratification.  Carter was standing for re-election in 1980 and had pressured [[negotiator]]s to make concessions in an effort to secure for himself an alleged election-year triumph.

Détente with the Soviet Union collapsed when Soviet troops invaded [[Afghanistan]] in December 1979. President Carter responded by imposing an [[embargo]] on the sale of grain to the Soviet Union, humiliating Moscow by orchestrating a western boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, and start funding and arming the anti-Soviet forces inside Afghanistan. The policy of détente that was established by President Nixon was over and the "Second Cold War" began.

Zbigniew Brezinski later remarked about events two weeks after signing the treaty:

{{Cquote|Indeed, it was on July 3, 1979, that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in [[Kabul]]. And that very day, I wrote a note to the president in which I explained to him that in my opinion this aid was going to induce a Soviet military intervention.<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-untold-story-of-carters-fateful-foreign-policy/</ref>}}

In 1976, [[Ted Kennedy|Edward "Ted" Kennedy]] presented before the U.S. Senate a bill known as the [[Kennedy Amendment]] to modify the Foreign Military Assistance Act in order to exclude Chile from the military aid that his country provided to the Latin American republics that had signed the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR). He was in opposition to President [[Augusto Pinochet Ugarte]] who was leading the [[Military Government (Chile)|Military Government]]. The restrictions were approved and supported by the administration and began to apply to Chile in October 1977. Later on was applied to Argentina and other countries.

Jimmy Carter strongly supported the Ayatollah regime's takeover of Iran. In 1979, "Carter and his advisors concluded that the [[Shah Reza Pahlavi|Persian Shah]], America's Gulf policeman, was obsolete, and they believed [[Ayatollah Khomeini]], who was in exile in [[Paris]], would suit the [[US]] as he was [[anti-Communist]] and anti-[[Soviet]]."

=== Camp David Accords ===

"Carter went so far as to declare—ten days before Khomeini landed in [[Tehran]]—that [[US intelligence]] determined Khomeini would be an Iranian Gandhi. He also claimed Khomeini had no desire to spread the [[revolution]] outside Iran, would focus on tractors rather than [[tank]]s, and be a loyal envoy for the interests of the free world... These evaluations were the fruits of [[delusion]]s of a [[reality]] that didn't match the [[Middle East]]ern reality," Ettinger said, noting that "Carter's approach also characterized his stance on the [[Palestinian]] issue and influenced the development of the [[Camp David Accords|peace agreement with Egypt]]."<ref>S. Cohen, [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401547 Jimmy Carter's aid to the Ayatollahs] ''INN'', Dec 30, 2024</ref>

Carter's greatest and arguably only triumph while in office was a historic peace [[treaty]] known as the Camp David Peace Accords, between [[Israel]] and [[Egypt]], two nations that had been bitter enemies for decades. The treaty was formally signed in 1979, with most Middle Eastern countries opposed to it.

The [[Carter administration]] viewed the Ayatollah Khomeini as a "[[progressive]] force for [[human rights]]," the "Iranian Mandela"' and "Iranian Gandhi." One of the Ayatollah's first acts was to issue a [[fatwa]] promising paradise for children who joined the Iranian military during the [[Iran-Iraq war]]. By 1982, with [[Shi'a]] clergy in command, the government asked children, age 9 years old and up, to clear minefields so the regular Army could advance against the [[Saddam Hussein]]'s Army. <ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/iran-iraq.htm Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), ''Iraqi Retreats, 1982-84''], Globalsecruity.org, retrieved 20 March 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.matthiaskuentzel.de/contents/ahmadinejads-demons ''Ahmadinejad's Demons: A Child of the Revolution Takes Over''], Matthias Küntzel, The New Republic, 24 April 2006 .</ref> About 100,000 died as ''Basij'' child soldiers building the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]].

=== Iran Hostage Crisis ===

=== Iran Hostage Crisis ===

[[Image:Iran1979.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Blindfolded American hostages being paraded before the public by their Iranian captors, November 5, 1979.]]

[[Image:Iran1979.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Blindfolded American hostages being paraded before the public by their Iranian captors, November 5, 1979.]]

In 1979, a new radical [[Islamic]] regime lead by [[Ayatollah Khomeini]] in [[Iran]] overthrew America's close ally Shah. Thousands of modernizers were arrested, expelled or executed. This had partially been Carter's fault, as in February of that year, when asked whether the Shah would survive the current turmoil, Carter gave an ambiguously worded response stating the following: "I don’t know. I hope so. This is something that is in the hands of the people of Iran. We have never had any intention and don’t have any intention of trying to intercede in the internal political affairs of Iran…. We personally prefer that the Shah maintain a major role in the government, but that’s a decision for the Iranian people to make." This statement ultimately emboldened the radicals due to it essentially communicating that America won't back up its ally.<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/double-duped-carter-from-soviet-communism-to-radical-islam/article/496983</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2011/02/19/big-dupes-carter-and-obama-egypt-and-iran/</ref> In addition, he also spent a lot of time sabotaging the Shah of Iran's chances due to the latter's anti-Human Rights elements, as "human rights" was a major platform for Carter as well as overall being [[Taqiyya|duped]] by the Ayatollah Khomeini.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/contributions/35-years-ago-an-iranian-revolution-thanks-to-jimmy-carter</ref><ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2007/08/jimmy_carters_human_rights_dis.html</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2016/06/04/how-ayatollah-khomeini-suckered-jimmy-carter/</ref> In November 1979 student revolutionaries stormed into the American embassy in [[Tehran]] and captured 52 United States diplomats as hostages. The US seized all Iranian assets and tried to bargain, a process that dragged on for 444 days. Despite pressure to use military action Carter tried to negotiate with Iran, which proved to be unsuccessful. In April 1980 President Carter approved a rescue attempt (over the opposition of [[Secretary of State]] [[Cyrus Vance, Sr.]]). To the nations dismay, the attempt failed when several helicopters malfunctioned. Eight serviceman died in the accident. Carter's negotiations with Iran continued throughout 1980. Ironically, the hostages were released just after Carter left office on January 20, 1981, as they were fearful of what President Reagan might do.

In 1979, a new radical [[Islamic]] regime lead by [[Ayatollah Khomeini]] in [[Iran]] overthrew America's close ally Shah. Thousands of modernizers were arrested, expelled or executed. This had partially been Carter's fault, as in February of that year, when asked whether the Shah would survive the current turmoil, Carter gave an ambiguously worded response stating the following: "I don’t know. I hope so. This is something that is in the hands of the people of Iran. We have never had any intention and don’t have any intention of trying to intercede in the internal political affairs of Iran…. We personally prefer that the Shah maintain a major role in the government, but that’s a decision for the Iranian people to make." This statement ultimately emboldened the radicals due to it essentially communicating that America won't back up its ally.<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/double-duped-carter-from-soviet-communism-to-radical-islam/article/496983</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2011/02/19/big-dupes-carter-and-obama-egypt-and-iran/</ref> In addition, he also spent a lot of time sabotaging the Shah of Iran's chances due to the latter's anti-Human Rights elements, as "human rights" was a major platform for Carter as well as overall being [[Taqiyya|duped]] by the Ayatollah Khomeini.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/contributions/35-years-ago-an-iranian-revolution-thanks-to-jimmy-carter</ref><ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2007/08/jimmy_carters_human_rights_dis.html</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2016/06/04/how-ayatollah-khomeini-suckered-jimmy-carter/</ref> In November 1979 student revolutionaries stormed into the American embassy in [[Tehran]] and captured 52 United States diplomats as hostages. The US seized all Iranian assets and tried to bargain, a process that dragged on for 444 days. Despite pressure to use military action Carter tried to negotiate with Iran, which proved to be unsuccessful. In April 1980 President Carter approved a rescue attempt (over the opposition of [[Secretary of State]] [[Cyrus Vance, Sr.]]). To the nations dismay, the attempt failed when several helicopters malfunctioned. Eight serviceman died in the accident. Carter's negotiations with Iran continued throughout 1980. Ironically, the hostages were released just after Carter left office on January 20, 1981, as they were fearful of what President Reagan might do.

==1980 reelection campaign==

==1980 reelection campaign==

Carter left office disappointed and unhappy. He became the first elected President since [[Herbert Hoover]] to lose a bid for a second term.

Carter left office disappointed and unhappy. He became the first elected President since [[Herbert Hoover]] to lose a bid for a second term.

==Post Presidency and legacy==

==Post Presidency==

{{See also|Israel apartheid slur}}

{{See also|Israel apartheid slur}}

[[Image:Palestine peace not apartheid.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cover of Jimmy Carter's controversial and defamatory book, ''Peace Not Apartheid''.]]

[[Image:Palestine peace not apartheid.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cover of Jimmy Carter's controversial and defamatory book, ''Peace Not Apartheid''.]]

Jimmy Carter announced in 2019 that he supports the [[Trump Russia hoax]], a completely false and baseless [[conspiracy theory]] that claims that [[Republican]] US President [[Donald Trump]]'s victory against [[Hillary Clinton]] was brought about by Russian interference.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/28/politics/jimmy-carter-trump-russia-interference/index.html Jimmy Carter suggests Trump is an illegitimate president]</ref>  

Jimmy Carter announced in 2019 that he supports the [[Trump Russia hoax]], a completely false and baseless [[conspiracy theory]] that claims that [[Republican]] US President [[Donald Trump]]'s victory against [[Hillary Clinton]] was brought about by Russian interference.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/28/politics/jimmy-carter-trump-russia-interference/index.html Jimmy Carter suggests Trump is an illegitimate president]</ref>  

Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100 having lived long enough to see his legacy moved from number 1 to number 2 of the worst modern [[American]] [[president]]s, replaced by [[Joseph R. Biden]].

 

Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100 having lived long enough to see his legacy moved from number 1 to number 2 of the worst modern [[American]] [[president]]s, replaced by [[Joseph R. Biden]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4430328-bidens-third-year-job-approval-worst-since-carter-gallup/</ref><ref>https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/06/12/lucas-joe-biden-is-so-bad-he-makes-jimmy-carter-look-good/</ref>

 

 

 

 

==Basic further reading==

==Basic further reading==

==See also==

==See also==

* [[Essay:Criticism of Jimmy Carter]]

* [[Essay:Criticism of Jimmy Carter]]

==References==

==References==