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Jimmy Carter

President Jimmy Carter: Short biography of President Jimmy Carter and the key events during his presidency.

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Jimmy Carter, nicknamed the "Peanut Farmer", was the 39th American President and served in office from 1977-1981. The Presidency of Jimmy Carter spanned the period in United States history that encompasses the events of the Cold War Era and the age of the Space Race and the Cold War Arms Race. President Jimmy Carter represented the Democratic political party which influenced the domestic and foreign policies of his presidency.

The major accomplishments and the famous, main events that occurred during the time that Jimmy Carter was president included the pardoning of the Vietnam War draft evaders. The Camp David Accords in which peace talks between Egypt and Israel were mediated by Jimmy Carter during the Arab-Israeli Conflict. The Iran Hostage Crisis when 53 American hostages were taken from the United States Embassy in Teheran. At home the most serious accident in U.S. nuclear power plant operating history occurred during the Three Mile Island Accident. The next president was Ronald Reagan.   

Birthday: October 1, 1924

Place of Birth: Georgia

Political Party: Democratic 

Nickname: Peanut Farmer

Number: 39th President

Vice President: Walter F. Mondale

Age at Inauguration: 52

Height: 5 feet 10 inches

Weight: 160 pounds

First Lady: Rosalynn Carter

Religion: Baptist

Date of Jimmy Carter Presidency: January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981

The Nickname of Jimmy Carter: The Peanut Farmer
The nickname of President Jimmy Carter provides an insight into how the man was viewed by the American public during his presidency. The meaning of the nickname the "Peanut Farmer" is in reference to his early occupation working on the family's peanut farm located just outside the small town of Plains, Georgia

Character and Personality Type of Jimmy Carter
The character traits of President Jimmy Carter can be described as  reserved, diligent, determined, modest and unpretentious.. It has been speculated that the Myers-Briggs personality type for Jimmy Carter is an INFJ (introversion, intuition, feeling, judging). A congenial but quiet leader with a intuitive, complex and confident character and a strong goal to better the lives of others. Jimmy Carter Personality type: conscientious, perceptive, creative and a perfectionist.

Accomplishments of Jimmy Carter and the Famous Events during his Presidency
The accomplishments of Jimmy Carter and the most famous events during his presidency are provided in an interesting, short summary format detailed below.

The Cold War (1945 - 1991)
Summary of the Cold War:
The Cold War (1945 - 1991) was a 'war of words'  involving the Cold War Space Race and the Cold War Arms Race involving the nuclear build-up between the USA and the West and the Communist countries dominated by the USSR and China in the East. Jimmy Carter was one of the nine US Presidents who were in office during the dangerous period in history known as the Cold War in which the US adopted the policy of Containment to restrict the spread of communism abroad.

Stagflation (1970's)
Summary of Stagflation: Stagflation was the word used to describe the state of the nation's economy during the 1970's. Stagflation was a combination of economic stagnation, rising prices and inflation. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford failed to curb stagflation and President Carter faced the worst recession since the Great Depression. His economic policies failed to work and stagflation continued into the presidency of Ronald Reagan when the economy finally began to recover.

Camp David Accords (1978)
Summary of the Camp David Accords: The Camp David Accords were secret peace talks, mediated by Jimmy Carter, between Egypt and Israel after the breakdown of communication following the 1973 Arab-Israeli Conflict. The accords (September 5, 1978 to September 17, 1978) were held at Camp David, a presidential retreat, in Maryland about 62 miles from Washington, D.C.

Three Mile Island Accident (1979)
Summary of the Three Mile Island Accident: The
Three Mile Island Accident was the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history. The accident happened on March 28, 1979 and involved a partial nuclear meltdown in the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station located near the city of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. Coincidently the movie called the China Syndrome, about a nuclear meltdown accident starring Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and Michael Douglas, was released on March 16, 1979, 12 days before the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.

Iran Hostage Crisis (1979 - 1981)
Summary of the Iran Hostage Crisis: The
Iran Hostage Crisis (November 4, 1979 – January 20, 1981) erupted when militant supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini stormed the United States Embassy in Teheran and took 53 American hostages. The hostages were finally released by the Iranians on January 20, 1981 minutes after President Carter left office as President Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency.

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1945-1993: Cold War Era

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