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Biography of Jimmy Carter
[Photo: Jimmy Carter] James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981, and the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the Georgia Senate and as the 76th Governor of Georgia, from 1971 to 1975. As president, Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He established a national energy policy and removed price controls from domestic petroleum production, but was unable to make the U.S. less reliant on foreign oil sources. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). Carter sought to put a stronger empha...more >>

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