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Table of Contents
BIOGRAPHY ............................... 2
TIMELINE ................................... 3
ORGANIZATIONS ..................... 10
STUDENT TRIVIA QUIZ ............. 12
VIDEOS OF PRESIDENT CARTER
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BOOKS BY PRESIDENT CARTER
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FOLLOWING IN PRESIDENT
CARTER’S FOOTSTEPS .............. 15
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THE WORLD OF JIMMY CARTER
BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth
president of the United States, was born October
1, 1924, in the small farming town of Plains,
Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of
Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a
farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy
Carter, a registered nurse.
Accords, the treaty of peace between Egypt and
Israel, the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union, and
the establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with
the People's Republic of China. He championed
human rights throughout the world. On the
domestic side, the administration's achievements
included a comprehensive energy program
conducted by a new Department of Energy;
He was educated in the public school of Plains,
deregulation in energy, transportation,
attended Georgia Southwestern College and the
communications, and finance; major educational
Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a
B.S. degree from the United States Naval Academy programs under a new Department of Education;
and major environmental protection legislation,
in 1946. In the Navy he became a submariner,
including the Alaska National Interest Lands
serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and
rising to the rank of lieutenant. Chosen by Admiral Conservation Act.
Hyman Rickover for the nuclear submarine
In 1982, he became University Distinguished
program, he was assigned to Schenectady, New
Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia,
York, where he took graduate work at Union
and founded The Carter Center. Actively guided by
College in reactor technology and nuclear physics, President Carter, the nonpartisan and nonprofit
and served as senior officer of the preCenter addresses national and international issues
commissioning crew of the Seawolf, the second
of public policy. Carter Center fellows, associates,
nuclear submarine.
and staff join with President Carter in efforts to
resolve conflict, promote democracy, protect
On July 7, 1946, he married Rosalynn Smith of
human rights, and prevent disease and other
Plains. When his father died in 1953, he resigned
afflictions. Through the Global 2000 programs, the
his naval commission and returned with his family
Center advances health and agriculture in the
to Georgia. He took over the Carter farms, and he
developing world. It has spearheaded the
and Rosalynn operated Carter's Warehouse, a
general-purpose seed and farm supply company in international effort to eradicate Guinea worm
disease, which will be the second disease in history
Plains. He quickly became a leader of the
to be eliminated.
community, serving on county boards supervising
education, the hospital authority, and the library.
In 1962 he won election to the Georgia Senate. He
lost his first gubernatorial campaign in 1966, but
won the next election, becoming Georgia's 76th
governor on January 12, 1971. He was the
Democratic National Committee campaign
chairman for the 1974 congressional and
gubernatorial elections.
On December 12, 1974, he announced his
candidacy for president of the United States. He
won his party's nomination on the first ballot at the
1976 Democratic National Convention, and was
elected president on November 2, 1976. Jimmy
Carter served as president from January 20, 1977 to
January 20, 1981. Significant foreign policy
accomplishments of his administration included
the Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter volunteer one week a
year for Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit
organization that helps needy people in the United
States and in other countries renovate and build
homes for themselves. He also teaches Sunday
school and is a deacon in the Maranatha Baptist
Church of Plains. For recreation, he enjoys flyfishing, woodworking, and swimming. The Carters
have three sons, one daughter, nine grandsons,
three granddaughters, two great-grandsons and
four great-granddaughters. On December 10,
2002, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002 to Mr. Carter "for
his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful
solutions to international conflicts, to advance
democracy and human rights, and to promote
economic and social development."
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/documents/jec/jecbio.phtml
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TIMELINE
EARLY LIFE AND CAREER: OCTOBER 1, 1924 - JANUARY 20, 1977
October 1, 1924: James Earl Carter is born in Plains, Georgia, to
James Earl and Lillian Gordy Carter.
1941: Carter graduates from Plains High School.
1941: Carter attends Georgia Southwestern College in Americus.
1942: Carter attends Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia
Tech).
1943: Carter is appointed to the United States Naval Academy, and
in the following June, leaves for Annapolis.
June 1946: Carter graduates from the United States Naval Academy
in the top tenth of his class.
July 7, 1946: Carter marries Rosalynn Smith.
July 3, 1947: Son John William (Jack) Carter is born.
April 12, 1950: Son James Earl (Chip) Carter, III, is born.
July 1, 1951: Carter moves to New London, Connecticut, as the
senior officer of the Navy’s first new ship, the K-1, since WW II.
June 1, 1952: Carter is accepted into Admiral Hyman Rickover’s elite
nuclear submarine program.
August 18, 1952: Son Donnell Jeffrey (Jeff) Carter is born.
November 1952: Carter is assigned to the Atomic Energy
Commission’s Naval Reactors Branch. Carter serves as a senior
officer on the U.S.S. Seawolf, America’s second nuclear submarine.
December 12, 1952: Carter is a member of a dispatching team at
the site of a nuclear reactor meltdown in Chalk River, Canada.
July 1953: Carter’s father James Earl Carter, Sr., dies of pancreatic
cancer.
October 9, 1953: Carter is honorably discharged from the Navy and
moves his family to Plains, Georgia, to take over his father’s peanut
business.
October 1, 1962: Carter tells Rosalynn that he is planning to run for
Senate.
October 16, 1962: Carter loses the Democratic primary election for
Quitman County State Senator but is seemingly defeated by ballot
stuffing and asks for a recount. Carter wins recount.
November 2, 1962: Carter wins the election to Georgia Senate for
Quitman County.
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June 12, 1966: Carter announces that he will campaign for
Governorship of Georgia.
September 15, 1966: Carter loses the Democratic primary for
Governor. Experiencing post-election depression, Carter receives
support from his sister, Ruth, an evangelical Christian, marking the
beginning of his “born again” experience.
October 19, 1967: Daughter Amy Lynn Carter is born.
April 3, 1970: Carter formally announces he is running for Governor
of Georgia as a conservative.
January 12, 1971: Carter becomes Georgia’s seventy-sixth
Governor. In his inaugural address, he astonishes the state and
catches national attention by announcing that, “the time for racial
discrimination is over.”
February 21, 1971: Carter’s Georgia state government
reorganization plan is passed, restructuring state services, reducing
bureaucracy, and updating financial management procedures.
May 31, 1971: Carter makes the cover of Time magazine as a
representative of the “New South” in political contrast to Southern
segregationists.
January 15, 1973: Carter leads the first Georgia celebration of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
May 4, 1974: Carter gives the "Law Day Address" at the University
of Georgia.
December 12, 1974: Carter announces his candidacy for President
of the United States.
October 1975: Carter publishes an autobiography, Why Not the
Best?
September 23, 1976: Carter attends the first Presidential debate in
16 years with President Gerald Ford in Philadelphia on domestic
issues.
November 2, 1976: Carter wins the election for President of the
U.S.
PRESIDENCY: January 20, 1977 - January 20, 1981
January 20, 1977: Carter is inaugurated thirty-ninth President of the
United States.
January 21, 1977: Carter pardons draft evaders of the Vietnam War
as a symbolic gesture, releasing some 9000 men of jail terms and
upgrading 19,000 to “less than honorable” discharges.
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March 5, 1977: Carter holds the first presidential phone-in radio
broadcast, answering 42 calls and attracting over nine million
callers.
March 17, 1977: Carter gives the United Nations Address before the
General Assembly, describing his philosophies on human rights.
March 30, 1977: Secretary of State Cyrus Vance presents a SALT II
arms reduction proposal to Soviet leadership in Moscow, intending
to give the U.S. a unilateral advantage, and is rejected.
April 18, 1977: Carter addresses the nation on the emerging energy
“catastrophe,” proposing additional taxes on gasoline and fuelefficient automobiles.
August 4, 1977: The Department of Energy is established,
consolidating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Energy
Research and Development Administration into a single agency.
September 7, 1977: Carter and Panamanian President Omar
Torrijos Herrera sign the Panama Canal Treaty, handing control of
the canal to Panama in 1999 and guaranteeing the canal’s neutrality.
October 5, 1977: Carter signs International Covenants on Human
Rights.
June 28, 1978: Supreme Court Case Regents of the University of
California vs. Allan Bakke is decided, upholding the constitutionality
of affirmative action programs but invalidating quota systems.
September 17, 1978: Carter signs the Camp David Accords
producing “a framework for peace” in the Middle East. The Camp
David meetings are landmark negotiations between Israeli Prime
Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian Prime Minister Anwar
Sadat.
October 20, 1978: Carter signs the House of Representatives
Resolution for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), ensuring equal
rights protected by American law regardless of sex.
November 9, 1978: Carter signs the National Energy Act,
deregulating natural gas prices and paving way for similar progress
with oil.
December 15, 1978: Carter announces normalization of relations
between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
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January 1, 1979: The United States and China establish formal
diplomatic relations for the first time since 1949.
January 29, 1979: Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping visits
Washington, D.C. During the nine-day state visit, Deng and Carter
agree upon cultural and scientific exchanges.
March 1, 1979: The U.S. recognizes Taiwan as a part of China, and
the countries exchange ambassadors and establish embassies.
March 28, 1979: The worst nuclear accident in the U.S. occurs at
Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, and causes serious apprehension of
American pursuit of atomic energy.
April 5, 1979: Carter addresses the Nation on Energy, announcing
the end of domestic support for crude oil and that Americans “will
have to use less oil and pay more for it.”
June 12, 1979: Carter proposes National Health Plan to Congress.
June 18, 1979: Carter and the Soviet Union’s Leonid Brezhnev sign
the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (SALT II) Treaty in Vienna,
limiting each nations’ strategic weapons.
July 4, 1979: Carter consults with advisors on energy concerns and
increasing criticisms of his administration.
July 15, 1979: Carter delivers his “malaise” speech on national
television, calling Americans out on their “crisis of confidence.”
Though initially received positively, the public eventually attributes
problems to Carter’s lack of leadership.
July 17, 1979: Carter asks his cabinet to resign in an attempt to
restructure his administration among growing criticism. Thirty-four
officials submit resignations.
October 6, 1979: Pope John Paul II visits the White House.
October 17, 1979: The Department of Education is established.
November 4, 1979: The 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis begins when
Iranian students take hostage the staff of the U.S. Embassy in
Tehran in response to the Shah of Iran’s medical stay in the U.S.
December 27, 1979: Soviets invade Afghanistan and install a
Soviet-backed leader, Babrak Karmal.
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January 23, 1980: In the State of the Union address, Carter
announces the “Carter Doctrine,” designating all Soviet military
interference in the Middle East a direct threat to U.S. national
security.
February 20, 1980: Carter urges U.S. withdrawal from 1980
Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in response to Soviet refusal to
withdraw from Afghanistan.
April 24, 1980: In the Iranian hostage rescue attempt “Desert One,”
eight men die in helicopter accidents subsequent to Carter’s
cancellation of the raid. Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, who
opposed the mission, resigns.
August 4, 1980: Carter holds a press conference after controversy,
known as “Billygate,” erupts over his brother Billy’s, connection with
the Libyan government.
November 4, 1980: Ronald Reagan wins presidential election.
December 2, 1980: Carter signs the Alaska lands legislation,
protecting over 100 million acres from exploitation.
December 11, 1980: Carter signs the Superfund Bill, designating 1.6
billion federal dollars to clean up toxic waste dumps.
January 9, 1981: Carter negotiates final terms for release of
hostages from the Iran Hostage Crisis.
POST-PRESIDENCY: January 20, 1981 - Present
January 20, 1981: Hostages from the Iran Hostage Crisis are
released. Jimmy Carter leaves Washington.
1982: Carter is appointed University Distinguished Professor at
Emory University and founds the Carter Center.
October 1982: Carter’s presidential memoirs Keeping Faith is
published.
September 26, 1983: Carter’s sister Ruth Carter Stapleton dies of
pancreatic cancer.
November 6, 1983: “Five Years after Camp David” Conference is
held at the Carter Center.
September 1, 1984: Carter and wife Rosalynn go to New York with
a team of 36 to work on a tenement house for Habitat for Humanity.
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1985: Carter publishes The Blood of Abraham, discussing the Middle
East peace process.
October 1, 1986: The Carter Center and Jimmy Carter Library are
dedicated.
1987: Carter and his wife Rosalynn publish Everything to Gain:
Making the Most of the Rest of your Life. The book stays on The New
York Times’s bestseller list for 10 weeks.
October 21, 1987: The Carter Center convinces pharmaceutical
corporation Merck to donate needed drugs to control river blindness
in Africa.
September 26, 1988: Carter’s brother Billy Carter dies of pancreatic
cancer.
September 7, 1989: The Ethiopian government and the Eritrean
People’s Liberation Front begin preliminary peace negotiations at
the Carter Center.
March 1990: Carter’s sister Gloria Carter Spann dies.
May 16, 1990: Carter monitors Dominican Republic elections.
December 16, 1990: Carter leads initiative to monitor Haiti’s first
democratic national elections.
September 2, 1992: Carter and his wife Rosalynn visit countries in
Africa to promote the eradication of Guinea worm disease.
October 15, 1993: Former presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford,
Ronald Reagan, and George Bush announced they will serve on the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) commission.
1994: Carter and his wife Rosalynn facilitate negotiations between
Bosnian Muslims and Serbs, leading to a four-month cease fire and
continuing peace talks.
June 12, 1994: Carter and his wife Rosalynn discuss nuclear
disarmament with Korean leaders.
September 17, 1994: At the request of President Clinton, Carter,
General Colin Powell and Georgia Senator Sam Nunn go to Haiti to
negotiate terms of departure for the de facto leaders, successfully
avoiding multinational invasion.
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March 30, 1995: Carter negotiates a two-month cease-fire in Sudan
so efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease, prevent river blindness
and immunize children could be initiated.
January 18, 1996: Carter and his wife Rosalynn lead a delegation
from 11 countries to Jerusalem to observe Palestinian elections.
December 10, 1998: On the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, Carter receives the first United
Nations Human Rights Prize.
August 9, 1999: Carter and Mrs. Carter receive the Presidential
Medal of Freedom.
May 12, 2000: The Carter Center monitors elections in the
Dominican Republic and praises the process but also calls for
improvements.
July 2, 2000: Carter leads delegates to monitor Mexican presidential
elections. The elected president Vicente Fox breaks 71 years of
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) rule.
June 2002: Carter becomes the first U.S. president to visit Cuba in
over 40 years.
December 10, 2002: Carter receives the Nobel Peace Prize for
“decades of untiring efforts to find peaceful solutions to
international conflict.”
2006: The Carter Center receives the Gates Award for Global Health.
2007: Carter receives a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album.
July 18, 2007: Carter joins The Elders, a humanitarian organization
composed of elder statesmen, peace activists and human rights
advocates.
December 2008: Carter meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad
in Damascus.
November 18, 2009: Carter visits Vietnam with the Jimmy and
Rosalynn Carter Work Project 2009 to build houses for the poor.
August 2010: Carter travels to North Korea to release U.S. citizen
Aijalon Mahli Gomes.
January 31, 2012: The World Affairs Council welcomes President
Jimmy Carter to Seattle in celebration of its 60th anniversary.
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/timeline.php?id=39
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ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.cartercenter.org/peace/index.html
Amid the trend toward greater democracy, The Carter Center has become a pioneer in the field of election
observation, monitoring 86 national elections to help ensure that the results reflect the will of the people.
Beyond elections, the Center seeks to deepen democracy by nurturing full citizen participation in public
policy-making and by helping to establish government institutions
"Ultimately, the work of The
that bolster the rule of law, fair administration of justice, access to
Carter Center is about helping
information, and government transparency.
people achieve better
opportunities and watching hope
A culture of respect for human rights is crucial to permanent peace.
take root where it languished
The Center supports the efforts of human rights activists at the
before."
grass roots, while also working to advance national and
international human rights laws that uphold the dignity and worth
of each individual. When democracy backslides or formal diplomacy fails, the Center offers mediation
expertise and has furthered avenues for peace in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Since 1982,
The Carter Center has shown in more than 70 nations that creating a world at peace is a very possible journey,
one step at a time.
Current peacemaking initiatives touch all corners of the globe and include:
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Observation in the last year of presidential elections in Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire, and the referendum
on self-determination of South Sudan.
Projects to strengthen rule of law and access to justice in post-conflict Liberia and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
Efforts to thwart corruption and advance citizen oversight of government in Latin America, Africa,
and Asia by supporting access to information laws.
Forums to strengthen the voices of human rights defenders worldwide and a push for stronger
international protections for human rights through the United Nations.
A collaborative project with the United Nations and other election observation groups to develop a
methodology for observing electronic voting worldwide and develop standards for democratic
elections.
Creating avenues for dialogue to strengthen relations between the Andean countries and the United
States.
Recent and upcoming election observation for the Cherokee Nation, Liberia, Tunisia, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, and Egypt.
Habitat for Humanity: Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter and Habitat for Humanity
http://www.habitat.org/how/carter.aspx
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's involvement with Habitat for Humanity
International began in 1984 when the former president led a work group to
New York City to help renovate a six-story building with 19 families in need of
decent, affordable shelter. That experience planted the seed for the Carter Work Project, which has been an
internationally recognized Habitat event ever since.
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National Park Services: Jimmy Carter – A Lifetime Commitment to Public Service
http://www.nps.gov/jica/index.htm
The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Preservation District was established by Congress
in 1987 by Public Law 100-206. The historic site consists of the Plains railroad depot, Jimmy
Carter’s boyhood home, Plains High School, the Carter compound, and 100 feet of scenic
easements along both sides of Old Plains Highway (U.S. 280) west of Plains. The preservation
district consists of a historic district and 650 acres of various agricultural lands. The park –
comprised of the site and district – is in and around the incorporated city of Plains, Georgia. The National Park
Service will build upon the hard work and prudent management evidenced by Plains and its citizens so that
the city and the region of Sumter County, Georgia, continue to accurately reflect the setting in which the 39th
president matured and to which he returned after service in the Navy, the Georgia governor’s mansion, and
the White House. It is in this setting that he and Mrs. Carter continue to conduct their post-presidential lives
and work.
White House: Jimmy Carter
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jimmycarter
Carter, who has rarely used his full name – James Earl Carter, Jr. – was born October 1, 1924, in Plains,
Georgia. Peanut farming, talk of politics, and devotion to the Baptist faith were mainstays of his upbringing.
Upon graduation in 1946 from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Carter married Rosalynn Smith.
The Carters have three sons, John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), and a daughter,
Amy Lynn.
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system
administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency. The Jimmy
Carter Library actively solicits material of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, material of major figures in the Carter
administration or among the Carters' political or close personal friends, material of similar figures of secondary
importance when they document significant aspects of the Carter administration, and material of President
Carter's family.
Nobel Prize: Jimmy Carter
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/carter-bio.html
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to
Jimmy Carter’s Honors and Awards
award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002 to Jimmy
Year
Award
Carter, for his decades of untiring effort to find
1987 Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism
peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to
1998 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
advance democracy and human rights, and to
1998
Hoover Medal
promote economic and social development.
1999 Presidential Medal of Freedom
Miller Center: President Carter
2002 Nobel Peace Prize
http://millercenter.org/president/carter
2007 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
The Miller Center is a nonpartisan institute that
seeks to expand understanding of the presidency, policy, and political history, providing critical insights for
the nation’s governance challenges. Based at the University of Virginia, with offices in Charlottesville and in
Washington, DC, the Miller Center is committed to work grounded in rigorous scholarship and advanced
through civil discourse.
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TRIVIA QUIZ - JIMMY CARTER: 39TH U.S. PRESIDENT
1. Jimmy Carter served as governor of what southern
state from 1971 to 1975?
A. Georgia
B. Mississippi
C. Alabama
D. Florida
2. What Republican candidate did Jimmy Carter
defeat in the 1976 U.S. Presidential election?
A. Former Kansas Representative Bob Dole
B. Former Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota
C. President Gerald Ford
D. Former Governor Ronald Reagan of California
3. In 1980, Carter signed legislation that bailed out
what failing automotive company?
A. General Motors
B. American Motors
C. Ford Motor Company
D. Chrysler Corporation
4. The 1978 Camp David Accords, headed by
President Carter, brought about a peace treaty
between Israel and what Arab country?
A. Jordan
B. Egypt
C. Syria
D. Palestine
5. President Carter created two new cabinet-level
departments. The Department of Energy was one of
them. What was the other?
A. Department of Education
B. Department of Homeland Security
C. Department of Housing and Urban Development
D. Department of Health and Human Services
6. Which of the following events did NOT take place
during the Carter administration?
A. The U.S. transfers control of the American-built
Panama Canal to the nation of Panama
B. U.S. federal air traffic controllers went on strike
C. The U.S. reinstated the draft registration for
young men
D. The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics in
Moscow
7. In 1979, during the Carter administration, 52
Americans were taken hostage by militants from
what Middle Eastern country?
A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Syria
8. In 1982, Jimmy Carter established a non-profit,
non-governmental organization whose goal was to
"to advance human rights and alleviate unnecessary
human suffering." What is the organization called?
A. Jimmy Carter Human Relief Group
B. The Carter Allegiance
C. The Carter Human Rights Advocacy
D. The Carter Center
9. In 2007, Jimmy Carter joined a group of public
figures noted as elder statesmen, peace activists, and
human rights advocates whose goal is to solve
problems like like climate change, HIV/AIDS, and
poverty. What is the name of this group?
A. Global Elders
B. Knowledge Source
C. Quest for Answers
D. Human Help
10. Which of the following was a "presidential first"
for President Carter?
A. first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize
B. first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize after
leaving the office of president
C. first president to wear contact lens
D. first president to be a Rhodes Scholar
Answers: 1) A 2) C 3) D 4) B 5) A 6) B 7) A 8) D 9) A 10) B
http://www.peoplequiz.com/quizzes-3260-Jimmy_Carter_39th_U.S._President.html
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VIDEOS OF PRESIDENT CARTER
PBS: American Experience – Jimmy Carter
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/carter/
Jimmy Carter's story is one of the greatest dramas in American politics. In 1980, he was overwhelmingly voted
out of office in a humiliating defeat. Over the subsequent two decades, he became one of the most admired
statesmen and humanitarians in America and the world. Jimmy Carter, part of American Experience’s awardwinning Presidents series, traces his rapid ascent in politics, dramatic fall from grace and unexpected
resurrection.
Jimmy Carter Biography
http://www.5min.com/Video/Jimmy-Carter-Biography-119822201
In this video, learn about the life of the former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter in five minutes.
This brief overview of the life of Jimmy Carter may be a useful classroom tool.
President Jimmy Carter - "Crisis of Confidence" Speech (7/15/1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IlRVy7oZ58
President Carter speaks to Americans about the "crisis of confidence" in American government, values, and
way of life, as the public expresses doubt in a better future for their own children. Carter challenges citizens to
unite and address the problems in America by first addressing the energy shortage.
View the full speech here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3402
President Jimmy Carter - Inaugural Address (1/20/1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pHMv7grxYE
President Carter notes that the nation must be strong at home in order to be strong abroad, and he
emphasizes assisting freedom and human rights causes all over the world. Carter strives to rebuild Americans'
confidence in the government as well as equality for all Americans.
Big Think Interview with Jimmy Carter (12/4/2010)
http://bigthink.com/ideas/25355
A conversation with the 39th President of the United States.
Jimmy Carter's White House Diary (9/19/2010)
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6881954n
You don't often hear a U.S. president, past or present, talking about his
mistakes and shortcomings in office. But that's what you will hear now from the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter. It turns out
that during his four year term President Carter kept a diary that he is
now publishing, along with an often-harsh critique of his own
performance in the White House.
The Daily Show - Jimmy Carter Video (9/20/2010)
http://www.thedailyshow.com/wa
tch/mon-september-202010/jimmy-carter
“Jimmy Carter believes things have
gone downhill in America with the
evolution of a new kind of politics
and the birth of Fox News.“
President Jimmy Carter's 2011 Commencement Address (5/9/2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg3ZnBGawWU
President Jimmy Carter shares great insight during his 2011 Commencement Address for Georgia State
University's graduating class.
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BOOKS BY PRESIDENT CARTER
President Carter is the author of twenty-five books, many of which are now in revised editions: Why Not the
Best? 1975, 1996; A Government as Good as Its People, 1977, 1996; Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President, 1982,
1995; Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility, 1984, 2003; The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East,
1985, 1993, 2007; Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life, written with Rosalynn Carter,
1987, 1995; An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections, 1988, 1994; Turning Point: A Candidate, a State,
and a Nation Come of Age, 1992; Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation, 1993, 1995; Always a
Reckoning, and other Poems, 1995; The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, illustrated by Amy. Carter, 1995; Living
Faith, 1996; Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith, 1997; The Virtues of Aging, 1998; An
Hour before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood, 2001; Christmas in Plains: Memories, 2001; The Nobel Peace
Prize Lecture, 2002; The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War, 2003; Sharing Good Times, 2004; Our
Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, 2005; Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, 2006; Beyond the White House:
Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope, 2007; A Remarkable Mother, 2008; We Can Have Peace in the
Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work, 2009; and White House Diary, 2010.
Recent Books by President Jimmy Carter
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work (2010)
http://www.amazon.com/Can-Have-Peace-HolyLand/dp/B0042P5720/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_7
In this urgent, timely, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President
Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the
Middle East – and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just that.
White House Diary (2010)
http://www.amazon.com/White-House-Diary-JimmyCarter/dp/B004HB1CUK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323196295&sr=8-1
The edited, annotated diary of President Jimmy Carter is filled with insights into his presidency, his
relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the
world.
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope (2008)
http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-White-House-Fighting-Building/dp/1416558810/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_4
This is the story of President Jimmy Carter's post-presidency, the most admired and productive in the nation's
history. Through The Carter Center, which he and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982, he has fought neglected
diseases, waged peace in war zones, and built hope among some of the most forgotten and needy people in
the world.
Palestine Peace Not Apartheid (2007)
http://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-JimmyCarter/dp/B001SARCHA/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323196400&sr=1-2
President Carter's courageous assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to
Israel with dignity and justice to Palestine.
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
http://www.amazon.com/Our-Endangered-Values-Americas-Crisis/dp/B001F7ATTY/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3
President Jimmy Carter offers a passionate defense of separation of church and state. He warns that
fundamentalists are deliberately blurring the lines between politics and religion.
For a complete list of President Jimmy Carter’s books, go
to: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/carterbi.phtml
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THE WORLD OF JIMMY CARTER
FOLLOWING IN PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER’S FOOTSTEPS
Habitat For Humanity: Seattle / South King County
http://www.seattle-habitat.org/
Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing
organization. Established in 1986 as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, Habitat for Humanity of
Seattle/South King County works in partnership with God and people from all walks of life to build decent,
affordable homes for families in need.
Since 1986 our local affiliate has built, renovated or repaired durable, decent affordable housing in partnership
with 190 very low-income families. Habitat is not a giveaway program. Homeowners invest hundreds of hours
of their own labor – sweat equity – into building their Habitat house and they pay a no-profit, no-interest
mortgage.
South Puget Sound:
http://www.spshabitat.org/
South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing by working
with donors, volunteers, community organizations and home buyers to create decent and affordable
housing for families in need and to make shelter a matter of conscience with people everywhere. A
Christian based, ecumenical, non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity is welcoming to people of
any or no faith.
Tacoma / Pierce County
http://www.tpc-habitat.org/
Since 1985, Habitat has built more than 162 homes in Pierce County, including homes built in Tacoma
and the Gig Harbor/Key Peninsula Area. We are the only organization in Pierce County providing
homeownership opportunities to households making 30% to 60% of the Area Median Income.
The Nonprofit Quarterly: Habitat for Humanity – The Evolution of a High-Performing Nonporfit Network
http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18116&catid=153
&Itemid=336#.TuD0ha8JP5U.email
Habitat for Humanity Across Washington State
http://www.habitatwa.org/affiliates.php
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The Carter Center: Getting Involved
http://www.cartercenter.org/involved/index.html
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is
guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the
alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve
conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
While the program agenda may change, The Carter Center is
guided by five principles:
• The Center emphasizes action and results. Based on
careful research and analysis, it is prepared to take
timely action on important and pressing issues.
• The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of
others.
• The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes
the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk.
• The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in
dispute resolution activities.
• The Center believes that people can improve their lives
when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge,
and access to resources.
The Carter Center collaborates with other organizations, public
or private, in carrying out its mission. The Carter Center's impact
grows through the strong support of our active partners. Please
join us as global change agents waging peace, fighting disease,
and building hope for people worldwide.
President Carter and The Carter Center
have engaged in conflict mediation in
Ethiopia and Eritrea (1989), North
Korea (1994), Liberia (1994), Haiti
(1994), Bosnia (1994), Sudan (1995), the
Great Lakes region of Africa (1995-96),
Sudan and Uganda (1999), Venezuela
(2002-2003), Nepal (2004-2008), and
Ecuador and Colombia (2008). Under
his leadership The Carter Center has
sent eighty-three election-monitoring
missions to the Americas, Africa, and
Asia. These include Panama (1989),
Nicaragua (1990), Guyana (1992), China
(1997), Nigeria (1998), Indonesia (1999),
East Timor (1999), Mexico (2000),
Guatemala (2003), Venezuela (2004),
Ethiopia (2005), Liberia (2005), the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
(2006), Nepal (2008), Lebanon (2009),
and Sudan (2010).
“Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere. Our moral sense
dictates a clearcut preference for these societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual
human rights. We do not seek to intimidate, but it is clear that a world which others can dominate
with impunity would be inhospitable to decency and a threat to the well-being of all people.”
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