Special Features
- Biography: Rosalynn Carter
- General Article: Reactions to the Hostage Crisis
- Poll Results: Poll Results
- Bonus Video: Nuclear Submarine Officer
- General Article: The Election of 1980
- General Article: Carter's Greatest Legacy: The Camp David Negotiations
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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