Jimmy CarterLife of a PresidentPresidentationByZach Knox
Early Life
Political Rsums Before becoming POTUS, Jimmy Carter was in the
Navy for 7 yearsAfter he returned to Plains, he tried Georgian
politics (there a bit more honest then most) in 1962.Eight years
later he was elected to the position of Governor of Georgia
Old Current Events During His Time As POTUSWhile he was
president, Jimmy Carter signed the SALT II (Strategic Arms
Limitation Treaty) with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic,
only to shelf it before its ratification due to the USSRs assault
on AfghanistanThe Islamic Revolution of 1997 also called upon
President Carters attention. Racial Iranian students took 53 US
citizens in the US Embassy building of Iran hostage for 444
days.
Political Pansies?In June 1980, Jimmy Carter vetoed congress
bill to repeal a $4.62 import fee. Congress responded to this veto
with an overriding vote of 335 House members and 68 Senators.In
December of 1980, he vetoed the H.R. 7584 Bill
How He Helped Ruin The EconomyIn 1978, he passed the Full
Employment and Balanced Growth Act. This act called for a
government-wide planning and action to achieve reduced unemployment
and, eventually, zero inflation.In 1977, Congress, by request from
Carter, passed the Civil Service Reform Act. This did In fact
decrease unemployment rates, but upped the costs-of-living rateAt
Carters request, Congress also passed an Economic Stimulus
Appropriations Act, which was to create jobs, aid the economy, and
end inflation.
Power as a Presidentin 1978, President Carter pardoned Jefferson
Davis, granting who died only 89 years earlier.By the authority
vested in him as President of the United States of America, Jimmy
Carter issued Executive Order 12251, which placed jobs dealing with
educational help to entrants from Cuba and HaitiAs POTUS, he gave
his State of The Union AddressHe gave many speeches, including his
Conservation of Energy Speech in 1977
