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This was time period of the Carter Presidency
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President Carter announced that the US energy crisis was as cripplling as a war and encouraged Americans to conserve as much energy as possible.
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President Carter evacuated a whole community that was living on top of a toxic landfill.
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The Carter Administration gave full diplomatic status to The People Republic of China.
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President Carter boycotted the 1979 summer olympics in response to the soviet invasion of the Afghanistan.
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Since 1945 James Carter was recognized as the president with the lowest approval ratings. Even after the Nixon scandal, everyone thought that Carter was worse.
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Carter seperated the Department of Health, Education, and Wellfare into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Carters approval had been eraticated by 1980.
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Desert one was an rescue operation to bring back 52 American citizens being held hostage in Iran. They were being held hostage from 1979 and wernet released to 1981 due to the diplomatic crisis in Iran. After the Iranin revolution the hostages were released. Terorists hated Carter and only released hostages after he was out of office.