Jimmy Carter - Wikipedia
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967.
1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia
Former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1976 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 15, 1976, in New York City.
1976 United States presidential election - Wikipedia
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1976. The Democratic ticket of former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter and Minnesota senator Walter Mondale narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent president Gerald Ford and Kansas senator Bob Dole.
How Jimmy Carter Beat the Odds to Win the 1976 Primary Election - Biography
Dec 30, 2024 · Yet when the Democratic Party presidential primaries were over, Carter came away with a massive lead in delegates, winning 2,239 compared to Wallace’s 57 and California Governor Jerry Brown’s...
Jimmy Carter | Biography, Presidency, Accomplishments, Foreign …
5 days ago · Jimmy Carter is the 39th president of the United States (1977–81), who served during a time of serious troubles, notable among which was the Iran hostage crisis. For his work in diplomacy and advocacy, both during and after his presidency, he …
Why Jimmy Carter's tumultuous presidential term still stirs …
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...
1980 U.S. Presidential Election and Why Jimmy Carter Lost
Oct 21, 2024 · On November 4, 1980, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan won a decisive victory over the incumbent Democratic President, Jimmy Carter, in what became one of the most dramatic electoral outcomes of the 20th century.
Column: Jimmy Carter was the right candidate for 1976, but was …
Dec 31, 2024 · SACRAMENTO — Jimmy Carter was the right presidential candidate for his time in 1976 — a smiling, homespun, anti-Washington outsider promising truth and decency. He was a natural populist, but...
“Sabotaged by His Own Democratic Party”: Ralph Nader on Jimmy Carter…
Jan 10, 2025 · Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, following a state funeral held in Washington, D.C. “He was the ...
The Humiliating Handshake and the Near-Fistfight that Broke the ...
Jan 21, 2019 · It was the 1980 Democratic Convention, and inside the trailers, top staff to President Jimmy Carter were nervously tracking their support among convention delegates, minute by minute. Senator...