Abstract
This paper examines the character and presidency of Jimmy Carter. First, the author gives a background to the election. Then Carter's personal values and qualities are described. Some of the major events of Carter's tenure as president are presented. The author emphasizes Carter's strong religious convictions as being the basis for his morally-based leadership. This paper attempts to examine Carter's leadership not for what he accomplished while in office but rather for the man and his values. Several of Carter's books are cited, which deal with both foreign and domestic policy. The paper concludes with a biographical sketch of Carter's life and explanations for his failure to be re-elected.

From the Paper
" According to Hargrove, Carter was a personable but also a probing discussion leader, and that, in combination with his and his inner circle's independent reading, research, and reflections in private, combined, was how decisions were arrived at within Jimmy Carter's White House. On the other hand, perhaps in reaction to Watergate, Carter was neither well-practiced nor very interested in political maneuvering and was perhaps even (due, as Hargrove suggests, to his engineering background in the Naval Submarine Program under Hyman Rickover) too intently focused, and therefore lacking in sufficient peripheral vision."

Tags:Jimmy, Carter, James, Earle, Carter, Southern, Baptist, US, Presidency

Abstract
The paper relates that Ronald Reagan did increase defense spending, did strengthen national defense, and did adopt a tougher policy towards the Soviet Union. But, the paper points out that he was building on a foundation laid, in the second part of his term, by Jimmy Carter. This paper discusses Carter defense policy and defense spending and the continuation of Carter spending levels under Ronald Reagan.

From the Paper
"James Earl Carter, Jr. better known as Jimmy Carter, served as the 39th President of the United States. Carter served one term as President, from 1977 to 1981. A Democrat, Carter was elected in 1976, defeating incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter himself was defeated in 1980 by Ronald Reagan. Carter entered office at what might be called the end of the Vietnam Era, just about a year and half after the fall of South Vietnam to the North..."

Tags:defence, carter, reagan

Abstract
This paper takes a look at the 39th President of the United States, James Earl Carter, Jr., more commonly known as Jimmy Carter. The paper discusses his life, his work and his political career. The paper reports that Carter was elected in 1976, defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford; but defeated for re-election four years later. According to the paper, the primary evidence of Carter's early religious; moral; educational, and personal influences offer insight into his morally-based leadership, a kind America might do well to better and more clearly encourage, rather than ignore or even denigrate, among leaders today.

From the Paper
"As a boy, the future President Jimmy Carter's deep religious orientation, combined with the sense of civic and patriotic responsibility he learned, from his parents ; community; at church; at Sunday school, and in the Georgia public schools, likely also influenced him to choose the United States Navy as his first career. As an adolescent Carter dreamed of being appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and graduating from there a Naval officer Carter further recalls that his father, by then a successful peanut farmer in Plains, and who had taught his son and namesake Jimmy to work alongside him from age 10 or so, nevertheless strongly encouraged his oldest son, then the only male heir to the elder Carter's thriving peanut farming business, to pursue his personal dream of entering Annapolis and making the Navy his career
Jimmy Carter, having succeeded after high school, at being appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis as a cadet in 1941, and then graduated in the top 20% of his class, completing a Bachelor of Science degree in 1945. After that the future President first served on submarines in Atlantic, and in Pacific fleets. But Jimmy Carter's seven-year Naval career ended (regretfully for the former President; since his goal from childhood had been to spend his life as a Naval officer ) abruptly when his father died on October 9, 1953 ). At that time, Carter was a command officer in the Navy's then fledgling nuclear submarine program, and then Captain (later Admiral) Hyman Rickover was his mentor."

Tags:politics, republican, democrat, white, house, presidency, Federal, Reserve, Bank, foreign, policy

Abstract
This paper discusses the energy policy of President Jimmy Carter. It examines environmental awareness in the 1970s, including the first earthy-crunchies (also called tree-huggers) and the establishment of Earth Day. The paper also lists Carter's achievements in getting legislation passed to both inhibit use of increasingly scarce fossil fuels and to develop alternative energy sources. Finally, the paper discusses Carter's failure to recognize true alternative power sources.

Table of Contents:
Mr. Carter's Energy Policy
Failure to Recognize True Alternatives
Two Wrongs, No Rights

From the Paper
"It is difficult to understand why Mr. Carter places more emphasis on synthetics than on solar energy. In the 1970s, arguably, the oil interests were not quite as entrenched in American government as now (certainly not in Mr. Carter's circle, it would seem), and solar energy was a darling of mass market publications, such as Mother Earth News; it was a favored subject of the earthy-crunchies, if overheard discussions of Baby Boomer Americans can be believed. But, the paucity of governmental support, financial and otherwise, for solar energy had made it likely that technology is not much more advanced than it was in the 1970s, indeed, building a 'green house' relying on solar energy is more expensive even now than conventional construction."

Tags:fuel, geothermal, solar, gasoline, legislation

Abstract
The paper discusses Jimmy Carter's focus on human rights during his presidency. The paper describes how Carter encountered a lot of criticism over his foreign policy, but points out that he maintained a surprisingly successful foreign policy for someone who had so little experience. The paper points out all of Carter's achievements and relates that Carter was a man of high morals who tried to do good in spite of overpowering odds and political aggression on the part of powerful nations in the world of that day.

From the Paper
"In 1977, Carter began a focus on human rights through his presidential powers, beginning with the campaign to give back Panama Canal without negative repercussions. In 1977 the public was clearly against "losing" the Panama Canal. Carter's honeymoon after a successful preesidential election was spent on a serious campaign to change America's attitude toward the Third World. This campaign sent Andrew Young's on many trips to Africa, and set forth a new human rights policy, a softened American traditional sponsorship of right-wing dictators. Removing America' from owning a colonial outpost in Panama was necessary to such a program (Wills, 334)."

Tags:morals, Panama, Soviet, Union, Middle, East, deterrence

Abstract
This paper discusses James Earl Carter, Jr. (known all his life as Jimmy Carter) and his presidency of the United States. It provides a background on his upbringing and rise to presidency and then discusses some of the events that occurred during his time as president. The paper analyzes the early religious, moral, educational and personal influences on his moral approach to leadership.

From the Paper
"A look at Jimmy Carter's Presidency shows that moral leadership, while reassuring does not, on its own make a leader great or even exceptional. However, as the presidencies of Carter's mid-to-late 20th century predecessors and successors alike have demonstrated, Presidential leadership with little or no moral or ethical dimension can potentially (as it is doing now) damage the country, foreign relations, and the Presidency itself. In those respects Jimmy Carter, while his Presidency clearly left the country worse off economically and in various other ways; also left the office of Presidency itself more respected (and he left the White House more honorably, as a person) than any other full-term American President (with perhaps the sole exception of Ronald Reagan) since Eisenhower. The fact that so many today would see this as little of an achievement tells us much about what is wrong generally with America today."

Tags:embargo, policy, perseverance

Abstract
This paper discusses the foreign policies of American Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. The paper then compares the strategies and goals of the Carter and Reagan administrations' foreign policy. The paper points out the nation's criticism of Carter's foreign policy and how Reagan inspired the people's trust and confidence.

Outline:
Carter and His Foreign Policies
Reagan and His Foreign Policies
Carter vs. Reagan

From the Paper
"James Earl "Jimmy" Carter was the thirty-ninth President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Before becoming president, he was the Governor of Georgia, and served two terms at the senate. He was regarded as an outcast to traditional party politics. The start of his presidency was marked by caution, conservatism, frustrations, and disappointments. Economic stagnation together with inflation, the energy crisis, the war in Afghanistan, and the Iran hostage crisis were the events that besieged his presidency."

Tags:Soviet, Union, Communism, White, House

Abstract
The paper provides a brief background of Jimmy Carter's life and then addresses his style of leadership in domestic affairs as well as in international affairs. The paper discusses his achievements as President and relates the factors that contributed to his defeat in the 1980 election.

Outline:
Introduction
Becoming the 39th President
Domestic Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Jimmy Carter was born James Earl Carter, Jr. in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924. While growing up, politics, the Baptist Church and peanut farming played significant roles. In 1946, at the age of 22, Carter graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and married soon-to-be first lady, Rosalynn Smith. Together, the couple had three sons and one daughter: John William, Donnel Jeffrey, and James Earl III, and Amy Lynn. Carter served as a naval officer for seven years before he and his family returned to Plains. In 1962, he began his career in state politics and was elected eight years later as the Governor of Georgia. He pledged to concentrate his efforts as governor on efficiency, ecology, and racism (The White House, 2007)."

Tags:unemployment, inflation, human, rights, Camp, David, Panama, Canal, treaties

Abstract
This paper evaluates Jimmy Carter's statement on the limits of the use of military force abroad and the growing lack of pluralism in American government and explains that it is a truthful and historical valid comment for American today. The paper also looks at how events after WWII helped engineer a growing powerful economic apparatus of the World Bank and trading markets that greatly lessened the need for the large-scale wars of the past. The paper further suggests that the centrism of American government has been a growing problem due to the increase of moderates from the Democrat and Republican parties that are forcing single-issue politics and narrow plurality in governance, and that President Carter provides valid and objective truths in his statements on the trends in governing.

From the Paper
"President Carter states in 1980 that there will be a greatly lessened capacity to rely on the military than had been seen in previous generations, such as those of World War I and World War II. He states that there will be: Limits on the use of military power abroad, the limits of manipulation without harm to ourselves (of) a delicate and balanced natural environment (Carter). One reason he is correct in making this statement is that the policy of American militarization has decidedly taken a different turn in previous Presidencies. President John F. Kennedy also makes this same statement on militaristic limitations, but defines the reasons why NATO and the United Nations played a role in creating this historical change in American policy in the world."

Tags:military, force, pluralism, governance, World, War, II, World, Bank, United, Nations

Abstract
This paper explains how the Carter administration attempted to halt Moscow?s advance through arms control however the agreements negotiated by the Carter administration left the US at a dangerous disadvantage by allowing the Soviets a first strike capability.

From the Paper
"In March, 1977, Secretary of State Vance presented the administration's "comprehensive proposal" to Moscow. Carter's position included two proposals. One offered to restrict American cruise missiles to a 2500 miles in exchange for Soviet reductions in SS-18s from 308 to 150. The second proposal left both cruise missiles and SS-18s unrestricted. The Soviets rejected both proposals. This gave the US the chance to continue development of the cruise missile unabatedly, but did nothing to address the rising Soviet threat. The fear of future vulnerability led Carter to reinforce Western Europe, deploying 35,000 more troops, more equipment, ground launched cruise missiles (GLCMs), and Pershing II intermediate range ballistic missiles. "

Tags:control, diplomacy, foreign, nuclear, policy, salt, soviet, weapons