Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1 ...

, a

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from

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, was elected

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on November 2, 1976 and was

inaugurated In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inaugur ...

as the nation's 39th president on January 20, 1977, and his presidency ended on January 20, 1981 with the inauguration of Ronald Reagan. The following articles cover the

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of the Carter's presidency: * Pre-presidency: 1974–1977 **

Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign The 1976 presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter resulted in the election of Jimmy Carter and his running mate Walter Mondale's as president and vice president of the United States, defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford and his ru ...

Presidential transition of Jimmy Carter The United States presidential transition, presidential transition of Jimmy Carter began when he won the 1976 United States presidential election, becoming the President-elect of the United States, president-elect, and ended when Carter was Inau ...

* Presidency: 1977–1981 **

Timeline of the Jimmy Carter presidency (1977) The following is a timeline of the presidency of Jimmy Carter from his inauguration as the 39th president of the United States on January 20, 1977, to December 31, 1977. January * January 20 – Jimmy Carter's presidency begins with his inaugu ...

** Timeline of the Jimmy Carter presidency (1978) **

Timeline of the Jimmy Carter presidency (1979) The following is a timeline of the presidency of Jimmy Carter, from January 1, 1979 to December 31, 1979. January * January 1 – In a statement, President Carter announces the day marks the beginning of diplomatic relations between the United ...

Timeline of the Jimmy Carter presidency (1980–January 1981) Jimmy Carter, a Democrat from Georgia, was elected President of the United States on November 2, 1976 and was inaugurated as the nation's 39th president on January 20, 1977, and his presidency ended on January 20, 1981, with the inauguration o ...

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