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I. Political Background

Jimmy Carter Democrat 1977-1981 born: Oct 1, 1924 and still kickin !!! Vice prez : Walter Mondale From: Georgia. I. Political Background. a. 1963-1967 : Georgia state senator b. 1971-1975: Georgia governor c. 1977-1981: Thirty-ninth U.S. president

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I. Political Background

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  1. Jimmy CarterDemocrat1977-1981born: Oct 1, 1924and still kickin!!!Vice prez:Walter MondaleFrom: Georgia

  2. I. Political Background • a.1963-1967: Georgia state • senator • b. 1971-1975: Georgia governor • c. 1977-1981: Thirty-ninth U.S. • president • d. 1980: Lost presidential • election to Ronald Reagan

  3. (1)Election of 1976 • [D] Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale • [R] Gerald R. Ford/Robert Dole • Very close election 1. Popular Vote: 40,977,147 to 39,422,671 2. Electoral Vote: 297 to 240 d. Jimmy Carter's success in the election of 1976 resulted in large part because he seemed to possess honesty, piety, and a D.C. outsider's skepticism of the federal government

  4. Blue=Carter Green=Ford

  5. (2) Panama Canal 1. Pushed for ratification of a treaty that would return control of the Panama Canal to the Panamanian gov’t on Dec 31, 1999. (so… we gave it back under Bill Clinton…) (Unpopular - had just one vote more than the required # for the 2/3rds majority!)

  6. (3) Creation of Dept. of Energy a. created as a result of the severe energy crisis of the 1970s b. Carter called for conservation of fuel and use of alternative energy sources (sound familiar? Still talkin’) c. Coal miner’s strike and the nuclear power plant accident at Three-Mile Island near Harrisburg, PA dealt blows to his energy policies

  7. (8) Accident at Three-Mile Island a. March 28, 1979: a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania experienced a severe core meltdown in one of the plant’s reactors b. Despite the scare that radioactivity would spread and damage people nearby, no one received a harmful amount. c. This accident led the U.S. to reform our nuclear power industry to improve safety!

  8. (4) African apartheid: The discovery of diamonds in South Africa caused issues between races. B) With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized. Race laws touched every aspect of social life, including a prohibition of marriage between non-whites and whites, and the sanctioning of ``white-only'' jobs. In 1950, the Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed decent).

  9. (5) Camp David Accords 1. Carter invited Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin to the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, to discuss peace between the two nations 2. Meeting lasted over 13 days during September, 1978 – was successful!

  10. 3. Drafted and signed on March 26, 1979 4. Other Arab nations rejected the Camp David Accords

  11. (6) Iranian Hostage Crisis 1. Islamic Revolution in Iran occurred on November 4, 1979 2. America supported shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was forced to leave Iran 3. Shah was very ill with cancer and was admitted to an American hospital

  12. 4. Iranians believed that his presence in the U.S. would provide a base for the Shah to reclaim his throne 5. Ayatollah Khomeini, a radical Islamic leader and one of the Shah’s most vocal opponents, became Iran’s leader and proclaimed Iran an Islamic Republic

  13. Iran Hostage Crisis 6. Nov 4, 1979: American embassy in Tehran, Iran was attacked and the American Staff was taken hostage

  14. 7. Diplomatic efforts failed, and Carter froze all Iranian financial assets in the U.S. 8. Failed military attempt to rescue the hostages – almost half of the helicopters developed mechanical problems; another crashed (8 U.S. Soldiers died during Operation Eagle Claw, April 1980) 9. HUGE embarrassment to the Carter Administration and the U.S.

  15. Downed American helicopter duringOperation Eagle Claw – on a mission to rescue the hostages

  16. 10. Carter eventually secured the release of the hostages 11. 52 men were held hostage for 444 days – release time was scheduled for January 20, 1980, when Ronald Reagan became the next president

  17. (7) China • Carter Administration formally recognized the People’s Republic as the sole government of China – led to the establishment of normal relations with Communist China.

  18. (9) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan a. Civil war in Afghanistansecular, communist gov’t vs. Muslims who wanted a more traditional gov’t that followed the religion b. Invasion of Soviets: Dec, 1979; began a 9-year conflict claimed they were not invading the country but were supporting a legitimate government against terrorists. C. The US thought the muslims were a better choice than communism… (can we say stoopid!) D. of course we all know Afghanistan is still a problem!!! Hellloooo Osama Bin Laden ring a bell?

  19. (10) Boycott Olympics Carter withdrew American participation in the summer Olympics held in Moscow as a result of the invasion [60+ nations boycotted in total] (USSR retaliated by boycotting the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics…)

  20. (11) Steven Jobs/Stephen Wozniak • Co-founders of Apple Inc. on April 1, 1976 • Greatly increased the popularity of personal computers in the 1970s- making a HUGE impact on the business and communication world • Apple II was 1st successful sale; eclipsed by Mac

  21. (12) Sunbelt • The states where their economies are based on “sun” and good weather. - travel -vegetation Very important to US economy as a whole

  22. (13) Pork-barrel legislation: - term used to describe bills of Congress that are loaded with special projects the gov’t will fund, courtesy of tax-payers.Congressmen work diligently for the acceptance of projects in their constituencies b/c it aids in their reelection! Ex: getting Congress to appropriate funds for a dam over the Flowing River provides jobs (which = $!) to citizens living in Sen. Smith’s district. People are happy about the $10 million he helped bring to their district through his work on the bill; they happily re-elect him in the next election.

  23. (14) Civil Service Reform Act 1978 a. Included a wide variety of management reforms, including creation of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) (these agencies replaced the former U.S. Civil Service Commission). b. Aimed to reward highly efficient government workers and get rid of inefficient ones.

  24. (15) SALT II (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) 1. Carter attempted to negotiate a SALT II treaty with the Soviets, but some members of Congress felt it threatened American defense 2. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, all talk of ratifying the treaty was pushed aside

  25. V. Random Information about Life After Presidency a. Founded the Carter Center in Atlanta in 1982 that promotes human rights, democracy, improved public health and advances in agriculture b. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts in seeking peaceful solutions and promoting social justice

  26. c. Will forever be known as the “Peanut Farmer” president from Georgia due to his peanut agricultural background before becoming involved in politics

  27. d. Economic Troubles • 1. Inflation and high • unemployment were still problems • 2. High interest rates and a • poor home-mortgage market • discouraged economic expansion

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