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Jimmy Carter

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October 01, 1924 in Plains, Georgia, The United States

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James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981, and the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the Georgia Senate and as the 76th Governor of Georgia, from 1971 to 1975.

As president, Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price decontrol, and new technology. Foreign oil imports were reduced by 50% from 1977 to 1982. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). Car...moreJames Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981, and the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the Georgia Senate and as the 76th Governor of Georgia, from 1971 to 1975.

As president, Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price decontrol, and new technology. Foreign oil imports were reduced by 50% from 1977 to 1982. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). Carter sought to put a stronger emphasis on human rights; he negotiated a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979. His return of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama was seen as a major concession of U.S. influence in Latin America, and Carter came under heavy criticism for it. The final year of his presidential tenure was marked by several major crises, including the 1979 takeover of the American embassy in Iran and holding of hostages by Iranian students, a failed rescue attempt of the hostages, serious fuel shortages, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. By 1980, Carter's disapproval ratings were significantly higher than his approval, and he was challenged by Ted Kennedy for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1980 election. Carter defeated Kennedy for the nomination, but lost the election to Republican Ronald Reagan.

After leaving office, Carter and his wife Rosalynn founded The Carter Center, a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization that works to advance human rights. He has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, observe elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. He is also a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity project. Carter remains an particularly vocal on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As of 2008, Carter is the second-oldest living former president, three months and 19 days younger than George H. W. Bush.
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Average rating: 3.67 · 5,324 ratings · 923 reviews · 84 distinct works

	Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid 3.70 avg rating — 1,352 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis 3.72 avg rating — 1,160 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions	My rating:
	An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood 3.74 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Hornet's Nest 2.94 avg rating — 301 ratings — 16 editions	My rating:
	Living Faith 3.68 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Christmas in Plains: Memories by Jimmy Carter, Amy Carter (Illustrator) 3.53 avg rating — 157 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	A Remarkable Mother 3.60 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	My rating:
	White House Diary 3.67 avg rating — 126 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Sharing Good Times 3.47 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	My rating:
	We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work 3.40 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:

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“We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.”
― Jimmy Carter

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“Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce [28g] of marijuana.”
― Jimmy Carter

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“America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America.”
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The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome 1)

Colleen McCullough

THE FIRST MAN IN ROME BY COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH

10 votes, 26.3%

Michel Faber

THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE BY MICHEL FABER

5 votes, 13.2%

Jacqueline Winspear

MAISIE DOBBS BY JACQUELINE WINSPEAR

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Steven Saylor

ROMA: THE NOVEL OF ANCIENT ROME BY STEVEN SAYLOR

3 votes, 7.9%

Susanna Clarke

JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL BY SUSANNA CLARK

3 votes, 7.9%

Jimmy Carter

THE HORNET'S NEST BY JIMMY CARTER

2 votes, 5.3%

Drums Along the Mohawk (New York Classics)

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DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK BY WALTER D. EDMONDS

2 votes, 5.3%

Robert Graves

I. CLAUDIUS BY ROBERT GRAVES

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A.S. Byatt

POSSESSION: A ROMANCE BY A. S. BYATT

2 votes, 5.3%

Freedom A Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

William Safire

FREEDOM: A NOVEL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY WILLIAM SAFIRE

2 votes, 5.3%

David Liss

A CONSPIRACY OF PAPER BY DAVID LISS

2 votes, 5.3%

Rosalind Miles

I. ELIZABETH: A NOVEL BY ROSALIND MILES

1 vote, 2.6%

Gaynor Arnold

GIRL IN A BLUE DRESS BY GAYNOR ARNOLD

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C.J. Sansom

DISSOLUTION BY C.J SANSOM

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THE COURSE OF HONOR BY LINDSEY DAVIS

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