Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States · 1924–2024
Carter was a Democratic president from 1977 to 1981 who brokered the Camp David Accords and made human rights central to U.S. foreign policy. After leaving office he worked on election monitoring, disease eradication and housing, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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A former governor without strong views on federal structure; he created federal departments for energy and education.
Made democracy promotion and election monitoring central to his presidency and later work.
Put human rights at the centre of policy and pardoned Vietnam-era draft evaders.
Brokered the Camp David Accords and signed the Panama Canal treaties to return the canal.
Preferred diplomacy and cancelled the B-1 bomber, though he raised defence spending after Afghanistan.
Admitted large numbers of Southeast Asian and Cuban refugees and signed the Refugee Act of 1980.
A fiscally cautious Democrat who balanced social programs against inflation concerns.
Deregulated airlines, trucking and beer while pushing a national energy policy.
Supported multilateral trade liberalisation through the Tokyo Round.
A Southern Baptist Sunday school teacher who spoke openly of faith but defended church-state separation.
Supported civil rights and women's equality, while personally cautious on abortion.
Installed solar panels on the White House and promoted energy conservation over expansion.