Lived

October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024

Home State

Georgia

Party

Democratic

Vice President

Walter Mondale

Jimmy Carter was a Georgia peanut farmer and naval officer whose one-term presidency delivered the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, normalized relations with China, and returned the Panama Canal to Panama. He created the Departments of Energy and Education, deregulated airlines, trucking, and rail, and placed human rights at the center of foreign policy. Inflation, the Iran hostage crisis, and a failed rescue mission dominated public perception and cost him reelection. His post-presidency at the Carter Center earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. Nuclear submarine officer under Admiral Rickover, Georgia state senator, Governor of Georgia.

United States Naval Academy, 1946.

Brokered the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. Established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Signed the Panama Canal Treaties. Created the Departments of Energy and Education. Deregulated airlines, trucking, and rail. Placed human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. His post-presidency work at the Carter Center earned him the Nobel Peace Prize (2002). Signed the Department of Education Organization Act (1979), the Airline Deregulation Act (1978), the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (1980), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act / Superfund (1980).

The Iranian Revolution and the 444-day hostage crisis, together with 'stagflation' and the failed Desert One rescue mission, dominated public perception of his presidency. His response to the 1979 oil crisis was widely criticized.