Special Features
- Primary Resources: Anti-Inflation Program
- Bonus Video: Energy Crisis
- Bonus Video: Campaigning on Honesty
- General Article: Peace Talks at Camp David, September 1978
- Photo Gallery: Carter Family Photo Album
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
Jimmy Carter's story is one of the greatest dramas in American politics. In 1980, he was overwhelmingly voted out of office in a humiliating defeat. Over the subsequent two decades, he became one of the most admired statesmen and humanitarians in America and the world. Jimmy Carter, part of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s award-winning Presidents series, traces his rapid ascent in politics, dramatic fall from grace and unexpected resurrection.
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
As a nation mourned the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a manhunt closed in on the twenty-six-year-old actor, John Wilkes Booth.
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Scandalous Mayor
James Michael Curley and his sophisticated political machine dominated Boston for almost half a century.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of America's least understood presidents. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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Two Days in October
Two days in 1967 revealed a nation divided over a war that continues to haunt us.
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LBJ
Lyndon Johnson pushed progressive programs before the Vietnam War eroded his support. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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Chicago 1968
The 1968 Democratic National Convention saw a clash of political visions on the convention floor and violence outside on the streets of Chicago.
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Geronimo
The Chiricahua Apache medicine man and warrior who refused to accept white man's 'civilization.' Part of The Wild West collection.
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