Jimmy Carter

“Political time” has been a concept used to understand and think about the presidency in a new way. The essay focuses on political time and how it allows us to think of presidential history and presidential politics. There were many ways to look at the presidency in American Political Development. On page 5 in the article, the author explains the third look at the presidency in APD as taking aim at an office that has been persistent in driving political change since the beginning of the…

supporting photo IDs, for example, he says it prevents “voting under fictitious voter registrations” and “double voting by individuals registered in more than one state or locality.” (Rourke, pg. 96) He also continues by quoting former President Jimmy Carter where he says, “Photo IDs are currently needed to board a plane, enter federal buildings, and cash a check. Voting is equally important.” (Rourke, pg. 96) This point is valid as it is necessary to provide proper identification when you are…

On Saturday 12/10/2016 at about 2118 hours, Security Officer Omar Alonso was approached at our E.D. Security Office window by Nurse Cindy Rodriguez-Cruz and told that the patient in E.D. #34, Hiram Jimmy Carter (DOB: 04/24/1937-FIN# 86569141), was now missing his wallet. Officer Alonso reported to E.D. #34 at 2120 hours, and spoke to the patient and his grandson who stated that the last time he remembered seeing his wallet was when he was sitting in the E.D. Lobby before being called inside to…

“Deception can be a tool, used by leaders, for good.” Deception, by definition is quite literally the act of misleading. Synonyms include misrepresentation and fraud. So one may ask, how can deception be a “good” thing, especially in leadership? We see examples of deception with former President, John F. Kennedy. In 1961,while actively making plans to invade Cuba, President Kennedy stated that the United States had no plans of military intervention in Cuba. Is this considered good deception?…

decisions President Carter made during the Iranian crisis primarily derived from the political climate of the time rather than from Carter’s own indecisiveness. Through an examination of both domestic politics and the advice given to Carter by top American officials, this paper illustrates how ordering a rescue mission proved the only viable option that President Carter ultimately heard from his advisors. The domestic politics during an election year mandated that President Carter only consider…

During this chapter, we see a lot of change going on in America. One big change is unlike the 1950’s and 1960’s our economy is no longer rising swiftly. We are going through a period of Stagflation. American Interest rates are high, our unemployment rates are high and the economy over all has slowed significantly. Due to the slowing economy we see a diminishing middle class. Most of the country is getting poorer and a top few wealthy individuals are getting richer. This is really made clear…

regime. Amin retaliated by executing many of the Parchamists who had planned the coup. Continuous fighting resulted in the signing of a friendship treaty between Amin and Taraki that would allow for Soviet assistance against Islamic insurgency. The Carter administration began funneling aid to mujahedeen in response to Soviet support of Amin and Taraki. The civil war continued and in the winter of 1979, Afghan troops were unable to defend the government prompting the Soviet invasion on…

President Carter negotiated the Accords with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar al Sadat, which set the framework for the Middle East peace process, set a precedent for two states Palestine and Israel, and ultimately marked the legacy of Carter as the President. A stable and an unwavering Middle East was the focal point of the Carter administration’s main diplomatic mission. With the diminishing influence of the Soviet Union, Carter saw this as an opportunity to…

Jimmy Carter thought that being upfront, honest and almost contrite towards the American people would elicit respect and trust in his office. But his strategy worked the way telling a five year old that Santa is not real usually goes; confusion, anger and panic. Jimmy Carter’s most famous speech is commonly called the “Crisis of Confidence” speech. He genuinely made the American people…

fairly new in the commercial aspect. Fares and flight route were heavily controlled by the government. President Jimmy Carter made the executive decision in 1978 to open the industry to be a free market. This spurred a decrease in ticket costs, an increase in flight routes, and an overall profit growth rate. The current legislation regarding regulation still utilizes the plan enacted by Carter. However, there is question on whether or not the airline industry should be regulated again. As with…