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Presidency
Jimmy Carter was admitted the 39 president in the US. -
Granting pardon
Proclamation 4483, popularly known as the Granting Pardon for Selective Service Act Violations, was a presidential proclamation signed by Jimmy Carter in 1977. From August 4, 1964, to March 28, 1973, it awarded pardons to persons who escaped the draft during the Vietnam War by breaking the Military Selective Service Act. -
Natural Gas Act
Due to a supply shortage, Congress adopts the Emergency Natural Gas Act, allowing the President to deregulate natural gas pricing. Carter signs the law and promises that he will present Congress with an energy strategy. Later, he suggests the creation of a Department of Energy at the cabinet level. -
Attorney General
Directs the Attorney General to seek an injunction under the Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act of 1947) against an ongoing mining strike. -
Nation on Energy
Energy Address to the Nation Carter describes his upcoming energy conservation program as the "moral equivalent of war" in a speech to the country from the White House. "If nothing is done, by 1985 we will be using 33% more energy than we do now." -
Speaking of Notre Dame
Carter gives a speech at Notre Dame University, advocating a new foreign policy approach that focuses on support for fundamental human rights rather than anti-Communism. -
B-1 Bomber
Carter declares his opposition to the B-1 strategic bomber's manufacturing. -
Camp David
President Jimmy Carter presided over a deal between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on September 17, 1978, that provided for Israel's gradual withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Camp David Accords are widely regarded as Carter's most major foreign policy accomplishment. -
Signing Service Act
Statement and Remarks on the Signing of the Civil Service Reform Act The Senior Executive Service is established. "This measure modifies the regulations in a constructive and well-considered manner. It reintroduces motivation and reward into the federal system. It allows federal employees who can't or won't perform to be encouraged, transferred, or fired for the correct reasons. -
Iran Hostage crisis
A group of Americans was kidnapped by Iran two years into his term. President Carter was unsuccessful in obtaining the release of the hostages, and Iran released them after Carter left office. -
Speech
The United States was confronted with a number of issues in the late 1970s, including high inflation, rising interest and unemployment rates, and an energy crisis brought on by reliance on foreign oil and excessive consumption. As a result, President Carter convened a gathering of American citizens at Camp David and spoke with them, as well as others across the country, to learn about what regular individuals saw as the country's most pressing issues. -
Resignation of Cabinet Members
Carter accepts five cabinet members' resignations and appoints Hamilton Jordan as his chief of staff. -
America vs Olympic Games
The 1980 Olympics were scheduled to take place in Moscow, Russia. President Carter stated the US will boycott the Olympics when the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan. -
SALT
Carter wants the Senate to put SALT II on hold because of the invasion of Afghanistan. He also imposed a ban on grain sales to the Soviet Union and suggested that the Summer Olympics in Moscow be boycotted. -
Doctorine
In his State of the Union address, Carter declares the "Carter Doctrine," declaring that threats to the Persian Gulf region will be seen as "an assault on the vital interests of the United States." -
Loss of Election
Carter is defeated by Ronald Reagan in the presidential election, receiving only 49 ballots to Reagan's 489.