Jimmy Carter BioBorn- Plains, Georgia in

1924Went to Naval Academy

Spent 11 Years in Navy working on nuclear subs

Peanut Farmer1963-67 GA State

Senator1971-75 Governor of GA1976-Won the

Presidency1980-Lost in the worst

election for an incumbent since Hoover

Carter PresidencyPromised to give the

Presidency back to the peoplePromised never to lie to

the American peopleHad call in talk shows

to address the nation’s problems

Sold Presidential extravagances like the Yacht

Did not have a parade up Pennsylvania Avenue

Election of 1976

Domestic PolicyPardoned 10,000 Draft

Dodgers on his first dayBill Clinton

Carter greatly increased the payroll tax on social security

Tried to wipe out “pork barrel” spending projects in order to save the economy

Economic PoliciesEconomy slowly

emerging from Ford Recession when he took officeInflation

1976-4.8%, 1980-13.3%Unemployment

8% & rising in industrial states

Deficit $59 Billion in 1980

July 1980-Presidential Approval rating of 21%

Energy CrisisUS imports now 9 million

barrels of oil/day1977-50% is importedRevolution in Iran caused

prices to jumpCreated Dept. of Energy

To Look at and assess what can be done to save energy

Looked more into nuclear power 3 Mile Island scared the US

EducationCreated Department

of EducationGave more control to

local school districts by cutting unnecessary federal regulations

Increased college grants by 25% & tripled the amount of loans available to students