today’s birthday: Jimmy Carter (1924)

Posted on October 1, 2014 | 2 Comments

Jimmy Carter (1924)

Carter served as US President from 1977 to 1981. His foreign policy had some success—he mediated the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt and signed a treaty with Panama regarding control of the Panama Canal—but his domestic policy was less effective, and oil-related inflation and unemployment hurt his bid for re-election. He has since been active in human-rights causes and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. In 2007, Carter earned a Grammy Award for best album in what category? More… Discuss

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2 responses to “today’s birthday: Jimmy Carter (1924)”

  1. Joe Bradshaw | October 1, 2014 at 11:22 AM | Reply

    Happy Birthday President Carter! Nice post and what an amazing and beautiful human being Jimmy Carter is.

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