Jimmy Carter
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James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served as the 76th g
Official portrait, 1977
The Carter family store, part of Carter's Boyhood Farm, in Plains, Georgia
Carter in 1932; at age 7
Carter with Rosalynn Smith and his mother at his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, June 5, 1946
Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in th
Jimmy Carter
…1979 oil crisis). Carter sought reelection in 1980, defeating a primary challenge by Senator Ted Kennedy, but lost the election to Republican nominee Ronald Reagan in a landslide. Polls of historians and political scientists have ranked Carter's presidency below average. His post-presidency—the longest in U.S…
Official portrait, 1981
From left to right: Jack (father), Neil, Ronald, and Nelle (mother) (c. 1915)
Dark Victory (1939)
Reagan at Fort Roach, between 1943 and 1944