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Jimmy Carter was the 39th (1977-1981) president of the United States. He was born on October 1st, 1924, in the town of Plains, Georgia.
Carter's administration is best remembered for the peace treaty brokered between the states of Israel and Egypt with the Camp David Accord, the SALT II treaty brokered with the USSR, and the energy crisis.
The submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) was named on April 27, 1998, making it one of the very few US Navy ships to be named for a living person. (The first was USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70); others include USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709), and USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300).)
Inaugural Addresses:
- Vice Presidents: Walter Mondale
- Previous President: Gerald R. Ford
- Next President: Ronald Reagan