Today I decided to work on my Presidential Blog:)
Jimmy Carter:
Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States. He was honored with the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize after he left office.
He worked seven years as a naval officer. Then he came back to Georgia and became their Governor.
In 1974, he began a two year campaign for Presidency. His campaign slowly brought more people over. He was a Democrat that spoke of getting rid of racial discrimintation, improving ecology, and putting more effort into the government.
Carter won with 297 electorial votes- Gerald R. Ford, the incombant, had 241.
Carter established two new cabinets: The Departement of Energy- which helps determine how to handle energy and safely handle nuclear material. It also helped control the energy shortage. The Department of Education- enforces federal laws involving privacy and rights, and collect data on U.S. schools.
He increased the amount of jobs in the U.S. by almost eight million. He also helped the enviorment by making more than 103 million acres of land national park area in Alaska. Carter delt with the 1980 St. Helen mountain erruption. He also returned the Panama Canal area to Panama.
Carter lost his 1980 election to Ronald Regan.
After he retired as President, he still worked with helping the States and other countries. He founded the Carter Center, to help the advancement of human rights. He also travels to help determine peace negociations, and stop disease spread. He's one of the important people involved in Habitat for Humanity, which is a great contributor in the nation that helps build better homes for those who can't afford it. You can even see some of these homes in Harlan.
I think it sounds like Carter was one of our better Presidents. It's great that he still helps people out today. He deffinatly deserved the Nobal Peace Prize.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Energy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jimmycarter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education
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