THE 1970S 1969 1979
JIMMY CARTER AS PRESIDENT
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He was a good peanut farmer.
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He worked for human rights.
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He was not a good leader.
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He was a governor.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carter’s new emphasis on human rights led to a Congressional requirement for the annual submission by the Department of State of “a full and complete report” on human rights practices around the world. The first volume of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices covered the year 1976 and was released in 1977.
Detailed explanation-2: -Human rights Carter believed that previous administrations had erred in allowing the Cold War concerns and realpolitik to dominate foreign policy. His administration placed a new emphasis on human rights, democratic values, nuclear proliferation, and global poverty.
Detailed explanation-3: -Georgia state senator (1963–1967) By 1961, he began to speak more prominently of integration as a member of the Baptist Church and chairman of the Sumter County school board. In 1962, Carter announced his campaign for an open Georgia State Senate seat fifteen days before the election.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, along with volunteers, have helped build, renovate and repair over 4, 300 homes in 14 countries since 1984.