1. Jimmy Carter Bio
Born- Plains, Georgia in
1924
Went to Naval Academy
Spent 11 Years in Navy
working on nuclear subs
Peanut Farmer
1963-67 GA State Senator
1971-75 Governor of GA
1976-Won the Presidency
1980-Lost in the worst
election for an incumbent
since Hoover

2. Carter Presidency
Promised to give the
Presidency back to the
people
 Promised never to lie to the
American people
 Had call in talk shows to
address the nation’s
problems
 Sold Presidential
extravagances like the Yacht
 Did not have a parade up
Pennsylvania Avenue

3. Election of 1976

4. Domestic Policy
Pardoned 10,000 Draft
Dodgers on his first day
Bill Clinton
Carter greatly increased
the payroll tax on social
security
Tried to wipe out “pork
barrel” spending projects
in order to save the
economy

5. Economic Policies
Economy slowly emerging
from Ford Recession when
he took office
Inflation
 1976-4.8%, 1980-13.3%
Unemployment
 8% & rising in industrial
states
Deficit
 $59 Billion in 1980
July 1980-Presidential
Approval rating of 21%

6. Energy Crisis
US imports now 9 million
barrels of oil/day
1977-50% is imported
Revolution in Iran caused
prices to jump
Created 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

7. Education
Created Department of
Education
Gave more control to
local school districts by
cutting unnecessary
federal regulations
Increased college grants
by 25% & tripled the
amount of loans
available to students