Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Earl Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from January 20, 1977, to January 20, 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the office of Governor of Georgia from January 12, 1971, to July 1, 1975. During his presidency, Carter focused on human rights, energy conservation, and the Camp David Accords, which led to a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. His administration also faced significant challenges, including the Iran Hostage Crisis and economic difficulties marked by inflation and unemployment.
All the functions vested in the President by Section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, are hereby delegated to the Secretary of State.
I know that in our lifetime we've seen the need for Americans to remember the exciting but sometimes torturous path that our country has played toward achieving equality of opportunity and realizing the dream that existed in the hearts and…
This should be a proud day for everyone who was involved in this effort.
If the truth is to set us free, we must study and to understand our own past and how it affects the present and the future.
This bill signing is important, not only to you but to this country, because this is not just a Florida problem, it's a Federal problem, it's a national problem.
This Democratic administration has fought for the windfall profits tax.
I think that the final resolution has been a credit to our system of government.
The contributions of black Americans in all fields of human endeavor were largely forgotten or overlooked until just recent years to the detriment of all Americans.
When I first came to office in 1977, I was determined to help resolve the uncertainty surrounding the land ownership question in Maine.
I assume the responsibility, as President, for the problem generated recently by the unexpected immigration from Cuba and particularly from Haiti as well.
The settlement authorizes a permanent land base and trust fund for the tribes and also resolves once and for all the title to the land for all the people who reside in Maine.
These two historic sites will preserve for all Americans some of the physical surroundings of two important periods in the history of black Americans.
America has seldom failed to meet humanitarian needs and to marshal our resources in a proper fashion when we have been tested under stress.
This is indeed a culmination of a great deal of effort on behalf of everyone in this room and a lot of those who are not assembled here today.
The first responsibility of every President is for the security of our Nation.
I believe with that partnership we'll make the greatest nation on Earth even greater in the years ahead.





