39.+Jimmy+Carter

=Jimmy Carter=

39th President of the United States (1977-1981)
[|Jimmy Carter's Inauguration]

__Personal Life:__
 * Born October 1st, 1924 (age 86)
 * Home State- Georgia
 * Enrolled in Navy for 7 years
 * First President born in a hospital

__Accomplishments During Presidency__
 * In the 1976 election, Jimmy Carter won the state of Texas. He is the last Democratic nominee to do so. Nowadays it is almost impossible for any Democratic candidate to win the state of Texas.
 * In 1977, Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty which promised to give full control of the Panama Canal to Panama by the year 2000. Many politicians from both parties disagreed with Carter's decision to sign the treaty. ([|Statement on Panama Canal Treaty])
 * Behind President Carter's order, the United States boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. That marked the first time the United States did not participate in a Summer or Winter Olympics since the modern olympics began in 1896.
 * One of the toughest problems Carter faced was the energy crisis. He installed solar panels in the White House (which were later removed) and warned all Americans that the energy crisis would never go away unless we act with responsibility and think for the future. Many say that, if he had stayed in office, our means of energy would not be so hard to obtain. ([|Jimmy Carter's address on energy])
 * During his presidency, Carter added two new cabinet positions, the Department of Energy and the Department of Education.
 * Carter's efforts to bring peace to the Middle East led to the Camp David Accords, which brought peace to Egypt and Isreal.

__Accomplishments After Presidency__
 * His all around peace keeping and humanitarian efforts since he has left office has made him one of the most successful ex-presidents in history.
 * In 1982, he established The Carter Center in Atlanta to advance human rights and alleviate unnecessary human suffering.
 * In 2002 Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize for his "effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development through the Carter Center".
 * Even after his presidency, Jimmy Carter continues to try and peace to the nations in the Middle East. In 2003 he arranged the Geneva Accord, which is another form of the Camp David Accord that was signed during his presidency.
 * In 2011 Jimmy Carter gave the Commencement Address at his alma mater Georgia State

__Conclusion__ Jimmy Carter not only made changes to the United States and its government, but he was also a great president to foriegn nations as well. Carter started an energy movement, but presidents after Carter did not seem to want to participate. It is not too late to listen to his advice to act responsibly and to start to think towards the future in regards to energy usage. He also added two of the most important cabinet positions in today's world. In terms of foriegn relations, Carter gave full custody of the Panama Canal to Panama and his peace efforts with the nations in the Middle East led to the Camp David Accords, while he was president, and the Geneva Accords, which was after his presidency. The Carter Center, which tries to advance human rights and alleviate unnecessary human suffering, founded by Jimmy Carter led to him winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. All of these reasons, both domestic and international, make Jimmy Carter the most significant President in US history.