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Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to...
May 14, 2024 · Former President Jimmy Carter departs after the funeral service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Maranatha Baptist Church on November 29, 2023, in Plains, Georgia.
May 16, 2024 · Jimmy Carter served as the 39th president of the United States, from 1977 to 1981, which was a time of serious problems at home and abroad. He was also awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002. Learn about the key events of his life.
Carter secured his party’s nomination for president on the first ballot in 1976, and that fall he narrowly defeated President Gerald R. Ford. In his Inaugural Address, President Carter spoke of “a new spirit among us all,” calling on citizens to work together for the common good.
Presidency of Jimmy Carter. U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter delivering his inaugural address, Washington, D.C., January 20, 1977. Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, and Amy Carter. President-elect Jimmy Carter with his wife, Rosalynn Carter, and their daughter, Amy Carter, on inauguration day, January 20, 1977. Beginning with his inaugural walk with ...
Democrat Jimmy Carter served as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Carter was unable to solve most of the problems plaguing the country during his administration, including an ailing economy and a continuing energy crisis.
When Carter announced his candidacy for president in December 1974, he was virtually unknown, but in the wake of national disappointments over Vietnam and Watergate, Democratic voters welcomed a fresh choice. He chose Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale as his running mate.
