On January 20, 1977, Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as the thirty-ninth president of the United States. During his time in the White House (1977–81), President Carter made many decisions guided by his fundamental commitment to peace and democratic values, emphasizing human and civil rights above all else.

The Carter White House 1977 - 1981. On January 20, 1977, Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as the thirty-ninth president of the United States. During his time in the White House (1977–81), President Carter made many decisions guided by his fundamental commitment to peace and democratic values, emphasizing human and civil rights above all else.

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 advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.

Jimmy Carter speaks at the Democratic Mid-Term Convention in 1978. ... In an address from the White House on February 28, 1978, Carter argued "Education is far too important a matter to be scattered piecemeal among various government departments and agencies, which are often busy with sometimes dominant concerns." ...

Dec 29, 2024 · James Earl Carter Jr. was the 39th U.S. president, elected as a Democrat displacing the incumbent Republican, Gerald Ford, in 1976. Carter would serve a single tumultuous term in the White...

In September of 1978, Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met at Camp David to negotiate what would become an important Arab-Israeli Peace Treaty.

White House portrait of the Carter family, March 26, 1979. (Credit: Jimmy Carter Library) In September 1978, Jimmy Carter negotiated the Camp David accords, which created a framework for a peace agreement in the Middle East.

Dec 29, 2024 · ATLANTA — As president, Jimmy Carter projected to the world his self-image: A Biblical David from little Plains of Georgia seeking to serve others, defeating one Goliath after another by...

Dec 30, 2024 · President Jimmy Carter died on December 29 at the age of 100. And though it has been decades since the 39th president lived in the White House, it is worth looking back at how his single...

Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter's Presidency Was Cut Short by Crisis, but His Post-White House Life Made Him an Icon. Carter left the White House with approval ratings worse than Richard Nixon.