Jimmy Carter Underrated or Ineffective? Jimmy Carter was one of the most underrated presidents in United States history. He was President from 1977 till 1981. This was a stressful time in history; there was a budget deficit as he went into office, the Cold War was still going strong, and the traumas of the Vietnam War were strong in the minds of the people. Jimmy Carter was an underrated president because while he did deal with some problems unsuccessfully, such as inflation, foreign affairs, and hostages, he also successfully improved domestic affairs, foreign relations, and created jobs, none of which he is given credit for. Jimmy Carter’s life before presidency was that of a normal person. According to the Jimmy Carter Biography, Carter …show more content…
He did not support legislation that would redistribute income from the middle class to the upper class. The top one percent of US citizens only had eight percent of the total wealth produced in the US. Jimmy Carter is credited with greatly decreasing the budget deficit in the United States. Carter’s national energy policy was established due to energy shortages and he loosened Petroleum prices to ramp up production. In an effort to run the government in a more efficient way, Carter enforced the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 that created rules and procedures for federal civilian employees. Some people feel that the CSRA accomplished quite a bit to help federal employees and improved employee attitudes in the workplace. On October 24, 1978 the Airline Deregulation Act was passed and signed by Carter to improve airline operations. Then on July 1, 1980, President Carter signed into law The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 that started the deregulation of the trucking industry. Also in 1978, President Carter signed the national Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, feeling that it would conserve historical and natural resources for generations to come. In short, the Act’s purpose was to designate 1,974,005 acres in 8 National Parks as wilderness; renovate recreation facilities in urban areas; establish 8 new rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System and designate 17 new rivers to be studied among other
The Railway Labor Act is “a unique bill that was jointly crafted by labor and management” (Budd 117). It was created as a law in 1926, airlines were added to this in 1936, and they are both still regulated by this today. This act was created to help stop strikes at work that could interrupt interstate commerce, such as depriving any part of the country essential transportation services. There were decades of railroad labor unrest, where widespread work stoppages pitted federal soldiers against the workers who were striking. Two years prior to the signing of this act, President Calvin Coolidge wanted Railroads and Unions to recommend legislation for better labor and management relations that would reduce the dangers of railroad shutdowns. They
Clinton has also worked for lower unemployment rates. During the first two years of Clinton's administration, 6 million jobs were created; 7.7 million during the first 34 months. Americorps, formed to help people pay for college and job training, helped to tutor students, immunize children, and restore urban parks. Clinton's Northwest Forest Plan was contrived to provide jobs in the Northwest and preserve ancient forests at the same time. Since Clinton became president, the unemployment rate has decreased from 7% to 5.6% and the United States currently has its lowest combined rate of inflation and unemployment since the beginning of Nixon's Administration in 1968. Clinton has also continued several programs that were pioneered by Roosevelt, such as Social Security and Bank Security. Clinton's Social Security Independent Agency Act, Interstate Banking Bill, and the Community Development Banking Financial Institutions Act's roots can be traced back to Roosevelt's Social Security Act of 1935 and Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act. Both Clinton and Roosevelt also advocated the rights of workers. Roosevelt secured the unions' right to form and to bargain with a representative of their choice with his National Labor Relations Act, and created a minimum wage, maximum hours, and limited the ages of young workers with his Fair Labor Standards Act.
At the time of Jimmy Carter's presidency, he was often perceived as an unsatisfactory president, but today is associated with some of the exceptional ex-presidents. His accomplishments drew interest from the Nobel Committee, who would ultimately award him the Nobel Peace Prize. Jimmy Carter’s background, actions, and legacy, assisted him in winning the prestigious award.
Though these acts helped America during an economic downturn, they had consequences which are still being felt today. During Reagan’s presidency, the distribution of wealth shifted unfairly towards individuals with higher incomes and has not shifted back since.... ... middle of paper ... ... Though he was the cause of much pain and suffering, one should not forget that he was the one to maneuver us out of a situation we had never been in.
On January 16, 1883 the U.S. legislation established a law, which gave employment based on merit rather than on political party affiliation that leads to corruption in the government system. Widespread public demand for reform in the government was stirred after the Civil War by accusations of incompetence, corruption, and theft in federal departments. After a guy who was refused an office job that he was capable of assassinated President James A. Garfield in 1881, civil service reform became a leading issue in the elections of 1882. In January 1883, Congress passed a comprehensive civil service bill sponsored by Senator George H. Pendleton, providing for the open selection of government employees and guaranteeing the right of citizens to compete for federal jobs without regard to politics, religion, race, or national origin. The new law covered only about 10 percent of the positions in the federal government, but nearly every president after Chester A. Arthur, who signed the bill into law, broadened its scope. By 1980 more than 90 percent of federal employees were protected by the act.
One of the most important aspects of Reagan’s time in office was his domestic policy. He knew to have a successful presidency and create a strong, the people of the United States needed to be cared for. His first goal was to turn the economy around from the stagflation it encounter in the Carter era. Stagflation is very similar to inflation. The main difference is that inflation is the result of a quick economic growth while causes the value of money to decrease with now economic growth. To accomplish the turn around, Reagan introduce his economic policy which became known as Reaganomics. Reaganomics was based in supply side economics. This economic theory says that lowering taxes through tax cuts increases revenue by allowing more money
President Franklin Roosevelt was one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He created economic stability when the United States was suffering through the Great Depression. In his first three months of office, known as the Hundred Days, Roosevelt took immediate action to help the struggling nation.1 "In a period of massive unemployment, a collapsed stock market, thousands of banks closing for lack of liquidity, and agricultural prices fallen below the cost of production," Roosevelt passed a series of relief measures.2 These relief measures, known as the New Deal, provided help for individuals and businesses to prevent bankruptcy. Also, the New Deal is responsible for social security, welfare, and national parks. A further reason why Roosevelt is considered a great president is because he was a good role model for being determined in his...
The United States has had several different presidents of which have been in office for 8 years because they have been re-elected by us the citizens. The story of James Earl Carter Jr. or better known as President Jimmy Carter, as every other president the United States has had is different. Jimmy Carter was in office as president of the United States of America for four years only. He was president from 1977 through 1981; during this time period many different event occurred.
...ause he was widely loved by basically the whole of the U.S. people. If only more people could realize how President Franklin D. Roosevelt revolutionized the country and led the U.S. through its hardest times, then people would see Roosevelt is and always will be the greatest president America has ever seen.
How did America change throughout Andrew Jackson’s presidency? Jackson, America’s seventh president, changed many things; because of him, America is run as it is today. Nevertheless, it is safe to say that all presidents make a difference in their term at some point, adequate or not. The real question is, do these differences form an effective or ineffective president? His presidency was well intentioned, and Jackson’s principles would have been successful if executed properly. Thus, throughout his presidency, Andrew Jackson was an ineffective president due to his ambition, judgement, and character.
There were many problems in which Carter had been blamed for, especially the Iran hostage crisis which proved to be very humiliating. He failed to deal with any of these situations. Either as hesitant or ineffective is how many Americans viewed Carter. He also had attacked Reagan as a dangerous radical after he defeated Tom Kennedy for the nomination. For his part Reagan, the charismatic ex-Governor of California, repeatedly made fun of Carter's powerlessness , and won a landside victory that carried the United States Senate for the first time in 28 years. Reagan's victory marked the beginning of the "Reagan Revolution."
Jimmy Carter was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. His father was a hardworking peanut farmer who owned his own small plot of land and his mother was a nurse. At the age of ten he started working at his father’s store. Carter was a studious boy he avoided trouble. He enjoyed sitting with his father in the evenings, listening to baseball game and politics on the battery-operated radio. His parents were both deeply religious. They wanted him to attend Sunday school. So, he did, he attended the all-white Plains High School. Carter was the first person from his father’s side of the family to graduate from high school. He studied engineering at Georgia Southwestern Junior College before going to the Naval ROTC program where he continued
When President Jimmy Carter ran for president, he ran as a Democrat and albeit his main concerns were mostly problems of oil, and human rights, his concerns expanded to the
Jimmy Carter was born October 1, 1924. He was born in Plains, Georgia, United States. He grew up there as well. Jimmy Carter was educated at Georgia Southwestern College, US Naval Academy, and Georgia Institute of Technology. He was the 39th president of the United States. Jimmy Carter won the Nobel peace prize because of his effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy furthermore, human rights, therefore to promote economic and social development. The way I could be like Jimmy Carter is I can also try to make peace when people are fighting. I could also develop technology that could help people. He did everything with peace, I would love to do exact
A number of foreign policies were enacted which enabled the lifting of the embargo by OPEC countries. For instance, it was demanded by OPEC countries that foreign oil companies must increase prices and cede higher shares of revenues to the local subsidiaries. This resulted in the decision by Richard Nixon to announce a new energy strategy aimed at boosting regional production and to reduce its vulnerability to oil imports and reduce the strain of fuel shortages throughout the nation (Ross