Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter

• 1977-1981
• Democrat
• Walter Mondale

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The Peanut Farmer

• I will never tell a lie to the US public..
• Warm friendly born again Christian
• Won a close election
• 40.8 million to 39.1 million

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Iranian Hostage Crisis

• US had been an ally of Shah of Iran
• Islamic fundamentalist Khomeini overthrows him
• Students storm US embassy and keep 52 Americans
  hostage for 444 days

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Camp David Accords

• Egyptian Pres. Sadat and Israeli Pres Begin meet
• Carter negotiates a peace

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Panama Canal

• 1977 President Carter signed two treaties
  promising to give canal back to Panama in 1999.

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Domestic concerns

• National Energy Act confronts growing energy
  crisis
• conservation program to reduce the annual rate
  oil use.
• industries and utilities to convert to coal and
  other abundant fuels.
• research and development of renewable fuels