The Life of Jimmy Carter
The Jimmy Carter
The First Lady:
Life Beyond the White House
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1977
January 20
Inaugurated President February 2 Signs Emergency Natural Gas Act; "Fireside Chat" March 30 Soviet Union rejects SALT II proposals April 4 Sadat and Carter meet in Washington April 6 Carter signs Reorganization Act April 18 Second Address to the Nation on Energy May 7 London Economic Summit |
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June 30
Carter halts B-1 Bomber Production July 19 Begin and Carter meet in Washington August 4 Department of Energy established |
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September 7
Panama Canal Treaty signing September 21 Bert Lance resigns September 27 Agreement with Soviet Union on SALT II October 5 Signs International Covenant on Human Rights November 19 Sadat visits Israel |
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1978
March 16
Senate ratifies first Panama Treaty September 4 Camp David Summit begins |
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September 17
Camp David Accords signed October 13 Civil Service Reform Act Signed October 15 Congress passes first energy package |
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December 15
Announces normalization of relations with People's Republic of China 1979
January 16
Shah leaves Iran January 19 Deng Xiaoping visits Washington |
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February 1
Khomeini returns to Iran March 8 Trip to Egypt and Israel March 26 Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty signing March 28 Three Mile Island nuclear incident April 5 Address to the Nation on Energy June 12 Carter proposes National Health Plan to Congress |
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June 18
Signing of SALT II Treaty in Vienna with Brezhnev July 3 Cancels energy speech; begins meetings at Camp David on state of the administration July 15 Address to the Nation--the "malaise" speech July 17 Announces Cabinet and senior staff changes August 15 Andrew Young resigns as Ambassador to the United Nations August 31 Soviet troops reported in Cuba October 17 Department of Education established October 20 Decision to admit the Shah to the United States for medical treatment |
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November 4
American Embassy in Teheran overrun |
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December 27
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan begins 1980
January 4 Address to the Nation on Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; sanctions announced January 20 First caucuses in Iowa January 21 State of Union Message outlining "Carter Doctrine" February 20 Decision to boycott 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow March 14 Anti-inflation program announced; balanced budget sent to Congress April 11 Decision to attempt hostage rescue mission April 21 Vance resigns as Secretary of State |
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April 24
Rescue Mission fails May 19 Mount St. Helens erupts July 16 Republicans nominate Ronald Reagan July 22 Carter statement on Billy Carter's relations with Libya August 13 Democratic Convention nominates Jimmy Carter September 22 Iraq invades Iran October 28 Carter - Reagan debate November 4 Reagan defeats Carter in election |
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December 2
Carter signs Alaska Lands Bill December 7 Carter warns Soviets against military intervention in Poland December 11 Carter signs Superfund Bill to clean up toxic waste dumps 1981
January 16 Final terms for release of American hostages negotiated January 20 12 noon - Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President 12:20pm EST - hostages released in Teheran January 21 President Reagan sends Carter to Germany to welcome hostages home |