When Jimmy Carter ran in 1976 he came in making himself out to be an outsider that could come in and fix the entire mess in Washington. At the time America was in need of a strong leader and Carter answered this need by coming in with the slogan "A Leader, for a Change". Carter was less known that the other candidates, but he made himself through the challenge with a bound determination. Carter seemed to offer what America was looking for in a strong leader at the time. Carter as a newcomer himself was also determined to promise things like a stop to oil dependency and search for alternate energy. Jimmy Carter became president at a time when America was facing many complex problems and difficulties (Brinkley 2015, 839). Carter's presidency
