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| [[President]]

| [[President]]

| Jimmy Carter

| Jimmy Carter

| 1977-1981

| 1977–1981

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| [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]]

| [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]]

| [[Walter Mondale]]

| [[Walter Mondale]]

| 1977-1981

| 1977–1981

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| [[Secretary of State]]

| [[Secretary of State]]

| [[Cyrus Vance, Sr.]]

| [[Cyrus Vance, Sr.]]

| 1977-1980

| 1977–1980

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| [[Edmund Muskie]]

| [[Edmund Muskie]]

| 1980-1981

| 1980–1981

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| [[Secretary of Treasury]]

| [[Secretary of Treasury]]

| [[W. Michael Blumenthal]]

| [[W. Michael Blumenthal]]

| 1977-1979

| 1977–1979

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| [[G. William Miller]]

| [[G. William Miller]]

| 1979-1981

| 1979–1981

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| [[Secretary of Defense]]

| [[Secretary of Defense]]

| [[Harold Brown]]

| [[Harold Brown]]

| 1977-1981

| 1977–1981

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| [[Attorney General]]

| [[Attorney General]]

| [[Griffin Bell]]

| [[Griffin Bell]]

| 1977-1979

| 1977–1979

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| [[Benjamin R. Civiletti]]

| [[Benjamin R. Civiletti]]

| 1979-1981

| 1979–1981

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| [[Secretary of the Interior]]

| [[Secretary of the Interior]]

| [[Cecil Andrus]]

| [[Cecil Andrus]]

| 1977-1981

| 1977–1981

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| [[Secretary of Commerce]]

| [[Secretary of Commerce]]

| [[Juanita M. Kreps]]

| [[Juanita M. Kreps]]

| 1977-1979

| 1977–1979

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| [[Philip M. Klutznick]]

| [[Philip M. Klutznick]]

| 1979-1981

| 1979–1981

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| [[Secretary of Labor]]

| [[Secretary of Labor]]

| [[Ray Marshall]]

| [[Ray Marshall]]

| 1977-1981

| 1977–1981

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| [[Secretary of Agriculture]]

| [[Secretary of Agriculture]]

| [[Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare]]

| [[Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare]]

| [[Joseph A. Califano, Jr.]]

| [[Joseph A. Califano, Jr.]]

| 1977-1979

| 1977–1979

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| [[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]

| [[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]

| [[Patricia R. Harris]]

| [[Patricia R. Harris]]

| 1979-1981

| 1979–1981

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| [[Secretary of Education]]

| [[Secretary of Education]]

| [[Shirley M. Hufstedler]]

| [[Shirley M. Hufstedler]]

| 1977-1981

| 1977–1981

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| [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]

| [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]

| [[Patricia R. Harris]]

| [[Patricia R. Harris]]

| 1977-1979

| 1977–1979

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| [[Maurice Landrieu]]

| [[Maurice Landrieu]]

| 1979-1981

| 1979–1981

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| [[Secretary of Transportation]]

| [[Secretary of Transportation]]

| [[Brock Adams]]

| [[Brock Adams]]

| 1977-1979

| 1977–1979

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| [[Neil E. Goldschmidt]]

| [[Neil E. Goldschmidt]]

| 1979-1981

| 1979–1981

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| [[Secretary of Energy]]

| [[Secretary of Energy]]

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| [[Charles W. Duncan]]

| [[Charles W. Duncan]]

| 1979-1981

| 1979–1981

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{{See also|History of Democrat racism|Progressivism|San Francisco values|Peoples Temple Agricultural Collective|Jonestown Massacre}}

{{See also|History of Democrat racism|Progressivism|San Francisco values|Peoples Temple Agricultural Collective|Jonestown Massacre}}

Carter signed a bill sponsored by the [[Exalted Cyclops]], Democrat Sen. [[Robert Byrd]] (D-W.Va.)<ref>Klansman take an oath; once a Klansman always a Klansman.</ref> and Sen. [[Joe Biden]] (D-Del.).  Byrd held the floor for more than 14 hours in a filibuster against the [[bi-partisan]] [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] and Biden sponsored an Amendment in 1975 to repeal sections of the 1964 Act. Byrd's amendment prohibited the use of federal funds to transport students beyond the school closest to their homes.  Biden co-sponsored a measure that further restricted the federal government from desegregating city and suburban schools with redistricting measures like school clustering and pairing. This measure won the approval of a majority of Senate Democrats..<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791</ref>

Carter signed a bill sponsored by the [[Exalted Cyclops]], Democrat Sen. [[Robert Byrd]] (D-W.Va.)<ref>Klansman take an oath; once a Klansman always a Klansman.</ref> and Sen. [[Joe Biden]] (D-Del.).  Byrd held the floor for more than 14 hours in a filibuster against the [[bi-partisan]] [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] and Biden sponsored an Amendment in 1975 to repeal sections of the 1964 Act. Byrd's amendment prohibited the use of federal funds to transport students beyond the school closest to their homes.  Biden co-sponsored a measure that further restricted the federal government from desegregating city and suburban schools with redistricting measures like school clustering and pairing. This measure won the approval of a majority of Senate Democrats.<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791</ref>

Prof. Ronnie Dunn said opposition to busing was motivated by [[racism]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-embraced-segregation-in-1975-claiming-it-was-a-matter-of-black-pride</ref>  Biden's opposition to integration didn't stop there. ''HuffPo'' reported:  

Prof. Ronnie Dunn said opposition to busing was motivated by [[racism]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-embraced-segregation-in-1975-claiming-it-was-a-matter-of-black-pride</ref>  Biden's opposition to integration didn't stop there. ''HuffPo'' reported:  

"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 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>

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]].

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 ===

The sentiment was widely criticized.  He apologized for the wording of that sentence, but not for his larger message.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/23/AR2007012301668.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/books Washington Post, January 24, 2007]</ref>

The sentiment was widely criticized.  He apologized for the wording of that sentence, but not for his larger message.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/23/AR2007012301668.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/books Washington Post, January 24, 2007]</ref>

Though Carter admitted that Israel is a free equal democracy for all<ref>(for example, in LATimes, Dec. 8, 2006: "The book is devoted to circumstances and events in Palestine and not in Israel, where democracy prevails and citizens live together and are legally guaranteed equal status." </ref> and that his book is about the "territories " exclusively and it's not related to "race" or "racism".<ref>NPR and Brendeis, Jan.07</ref> He also added that he is aware it's a provocative term.  

Though Carter admitted that Israel is a free equal democracy for all<ref>(for example, in LATimes, Dec. 8, 2006: "The book is devoted to circumstances and events in Palestine and not in Israel, where democracy prevails and citizens live together and are legally guaranteed equal status."</ref> and that his book is about the "territories " exclusively and it's not related to "race" or "racism".<ref>NPR and Brendeis, Jan.07</ref> He also added that he is aware it's a provocative term.  

But even his "facts" and anti-Israel bias was heavily criticized.<ref> One example: [https://books.google.com/books/about/Bearing_False_Witness.html?id=U-mUGAAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description Bearing False Witness: Jimmy Carter's Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid], Andrea Levin, Camera, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, 2007 [https://www.camera.org/videos-publications/bearing-false-witness-jimmy-carter-s-palestine-peace-not-apartheid/]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110724051931/http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879837 Ex-President for Sale]. January 08, 2007.

But even his "facts" and anti-Israel bias was heavily criticized.<ref>One example: [https://books.google.com/books/about/Bearing_False_Witness.html?id=U-mUGAAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description Bearing False Witness: Jimmy Carter's Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid], Andrea Levin, Camera, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, 2007 [https://www.camera.org/videos-publications/bearing-false-witness-jimmy-carter-s-palestine-peace-not-apartheid/]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110724051931/http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879837 Ex-President for Sale]. January 08, 2007.

''has been bought and paid for by Arab money.  In his recent book tour to promote Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Carter has been peddling a particularly nasty bit of bigotry...''</ref>

''has been bought and paid for by Arab money.  In his recent book tour to promote Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Carter has been peddling a particularly nasty bit of bigotry...''</ref>

==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==

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>

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>

In post-humous piece entitled ''Jimmy Carter: The False Savior'' published in ''Counterpunch'', Michael K, Smith wrote:

In post-humous piece entitled ''Jimmy Carter: The False Savior'' published in ''Counterpunch'', Michael K, Smith wrote:

{{Cquote|After the Shah was overthrown, Carter could not conceive of U.S. responsibility for the actions of enraged Iranian students who seized 66 Americans<ref>66 were originally seized; in a bow to [[identity politics]] dominating the [[Carter regime]], 17 [[Blacks]] and [[women]] were immediately released creating a division of sympathies in American [[politics]] and [[culture]] and a lack of [[consensus]] within the administration over the order of actions to be taken. 51 white males were held for 444 days.</ref> and held them hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, demanding the return of “the criminal Shah.” (He had admitted the Shah to the U.S. for emergency medical treatment for cancer, thus precipitating the “hostage crisis.”) To Carter, Americans were by definition innocent, outside [[history]], and he dismissed Iranian grievances against the U.S. as ancient history, refusing to discuss them. In his distorted mind, Iranians were [[terrorist]]s by nature, and Iran had always been a potentially terrorist nation, regardless of what they had suffered at U.S. hands. In short, without the Shah, Carter regarded Iran as a land of swarthy and crazed [[medieval]]ists, what [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] today calls a “rogue state.”<ref>[https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/30/jimmy-carter-the-false-savoir/ Jimmy Carter: the False Savoir, Michael K. Smith, December 30, 2024. www.counterpunch.org</ref>}}

{{Cquote|After the Shah was overthrown, Carter could not conceive of U.S. responsibility for the actions of enraged Iranian students who seized 66 Americans<ref>66 were originally seized; in a bow to [[identity politics]] dominating the [[Carter regime]], 17 [[Blacks]] and [[women]] were immediately released creating a division of sympathies in American [[politics]] and [[culture]] and a lack of [[consensus]] within the administration over the order of actions to be taken. 51 white males were held for 444 days.</ref> and held them hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, demanding the return of “the criminal Shah.” (He had admitted the Shah to the U.S. for emergency medical treatment for cancer, thus precipitating the “hostage crisis.”) To Carter, Americans were by definition innocent, outside [[history]], and he dismissed Iranian grievances against the U.S. as ancient history, refusing to discuss them. In his distorted mind, Iranians were [[terrorist]]s by nature, and Iran had always been a potentially terrorist nation, regardless of what they had suffered at U.S. hands. In short, without the Shah, Carter regarded Iran as a land of swarthy and crazed [[medieval]]ists, what [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] today calls a “rogue state.”<ref>[https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/30/jimmy-carter-the-false-savoir/ Jimmy Carter: the False Savoir, Michael K. Smith, December 30, 2024. www.counterpunch.org]</ref>}}

[[CNN]] commentator [[Scott Jennings]] said,

[[CNN]] commentator [[Scott Jennings]] said,

{{Cquote|He was a terrible President. That’s why he lost in a landslide after his one term. If it’s possible, I think he was even a worse ex-president because of his meddling in [[US foreign policy]], because of his saddling up to [[dictator]]s around the world, because of his vehement views, anti-Israel views, and more than dabbling in [[anti-Semitism]] over the years. He often vexed Democrats. [[Obama]] didn't even have him speak at his '08 Convention.

{{Cquote|He was a terrible President. That’s why he lost in a landslide after his one term. If it’s possible, I think he was even a worse ex-president because of his meddling in [[US foreign policy]], because of his saddling up to [[dictator]]s around the world, because of his vehement views, anti-Israel views, and more than dabbling in [[anti-Semitism]] over the years. He often vexed Democrats. [[Obama]] didn't even have him speak at his '08 Convention.

Carter, under Brzezinski’s influence, walked away from the [[SALT II|Strategic Arms Limitation Talks treaty]] (SALT II) with the Soviet Union, which sought to curb [[nuclear weapon]]s deployment. He increased [[military]] spending. He sent military aid to the [[Indonesia]]n New Order government during the Indonesian invasion and occupation of [[East Timor]], which many have characterized as a [[genocide]]. He supported, along with the [[apartheid]] state of [[South Africa]], the murderous counter revolutionary group, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas Savimbi. He provided aid to the brutal [[Zaire|Zairian]] dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. He supported the [[Khmer Rouge]].<ref>https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/30/chris-hedges-dont-deify-jimmy-carter/</ref>}}

Carter, under Brzezinski’s influence, walked away from the [[SALT II|Strategic Arms Limitation Talks treaty]] (SALT II) with the Soviet Union, which sought to curb [[nuclear weapon]]s deployment. He increased [[military]] spending. He sent military aid to the [[Indonesia]]n New Order government during the Indonesian invasion and occupation of [[East Timor]], which many have characterized as a [[genocide]]. He supported, along with the [[apartheid]] state of [[South Africa]], the murderous counter revolutionary group, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas Savimbi. He provided aid to the brutal [[Zaire|Zairian]] dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. He supported the [[Khmer Rouge]].<ref>https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/30/chris-hedges-dont-deify-jimmy-carter/</ref>}}

Funerals and double standards: Carter’s kindest media eulogists were tough on [[Ronald Reagan]]<ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/carters-kindest-media-eulogists-were-rough-on-reagan/ Carter’s Kindest Media Eulogists Were Rough on Reagan].

Funerals and double standards: Carter's kindest media eulogists were tough on [[Ronald Reagan]]<ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/carters-kindest-media-eulogists-were-rough-on-reagan/ Carter’s Kindest Media Eulogists Were Rough on Reagan].

Tim Graham, FPM, January 17, 2025</ref>

Tim Graham, FPM, January 17, 2025</ref>