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* His father and three siblings have [[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/health/07jimm.html all died from pancreatic cancer]] at a relatively young age.
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* ButtMonkey: Was the foremost one among the modern presidents - just watch an early episode of TheSimpsons - until GeorgeWBush came around. Him winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 did a lot to help him shed this image, as it forced his detractors to at least acknowledge the success of his post-presidential work.
* CrapsackWorld: A good general summary of America during his presidency - it isn't called the "malaise era" for nothing. We had Stagflation (a mixture of high unemployment, high inflation and a stagnant economy - the first time in history that such a thing had occurred), 12% inflation and 20% interest rates, multiple energy shortages that culminated in the 1979 energy crisis, the 55 MPH highway speed limit, the Crisis of Confidence speech, endless feuding with Congress - which was controlled by his party - that resulted in multiple government shutdowns, massive budget deficits, the Love Canal incident, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the rise of the Ayatollah in Iran, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, escalation of the ColdWar, the 1980 Olympic boycott, the beginning of the deep and painful early-1980s recession, the near-bankruptcy and 1980 bailout of the Chrysler Corporation, {{Supertrain}}, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and the cars, music, and fashions really sucked]].
** As many older internet commentators will point out to younger ones, you had to have been alive during Carter's presidency and personally experienced the abject misery prevalent throughout America during the late 1970s to fully understand why he continues to be so widely disliked. Though in fairness, not everything listed above was Carter's fault and a good number of the above things would have still occurred if GeraldFord or RonaldReagan had won the White House in 1976, despite what the Republicans like to say.
** Sign of the times: If you lived in California in 1980 and wanted to buy a brand new Chevrolet Corvette, the only model available for purchase was equipped with a small block V8 that made only 180 horsepower, a 3-speed automatic transmission and a speedometer that only read up to 85 MPH as a result of government safety, environmental and fuel economy regulations.
** As many older internet commentators will point out to younger ones, you had to have been alive during Carter's presidency and personally experienced the abject misery prevalent throughout America during the late 1970s to fully understand why he continues to be so widely disliked. Though in fairness, not everything listed above was Carter's fault and a good number of the above things would have still occurred if GeraldFord or RonaldReagan had won the White House in 1976, despite what the Republicans like to say.
** Sign of the times: If you lived in California in 1980 and wanted to buy a brand new Chevrolet Corvette, the only model available for purchase was equipped with a small block V8 that made only 180 horsepower, a 3-speed automatic transmission and a speedometer that only read up to 85 MPH as a result of government safety, environmental and fuel economy regulations.
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** [[HerbertHoover Entering office with little political experience, Carter's presidency was largely defined by poor political acumen and questionable decision making, as well as his inability to improve one of the worst economies in history, which lead him to being voted out after one term in favor of a charismatic challenger. Carter found himself in office just in time to take the blame for problems which were largely the work of his predecessors and left office just in time for his successor to take all the credit for a subsequent economic recovery, even though his economic policies were largely just taking the policies Carter implemented later in his term and running with them. Despite this, Carter would become highly active as a elder stateman, where he engaged in diplomatic and humanitarian work, assisted his successors in the oval office, wrote numerous books, gave numerous speeches around the country and frequently provided his opinion about unfolding events to the public. Living into his 90s, amassing the longest presidential retirement in history and being active through multiple eras of American history, Carter would see his reputation rehabilitated and would have the interesting status of being far more respected and admired for his work after leaving office as opposed to what he did while in office.]]
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** [[HerbertHoover Entering office with little political experience, Carter's presidency was largely defined by poor political acumen and questionable decision making, as well as his inability to improve one of the worst economies in history, which lead him to being voted out after one term in favor of a charismatic challenger. Carter found himself in office just in time to take the blame for problems which were largely the work of his predecessors and left office just in time for his successor to take all the credit for a subsequent economic recovery, even though his economic policies were largely just taking the policies Carter implemented later in his term and running with them. Despite this, Carter would become highly active as a elder stateman, statesman, where he engaged in diplomatic and humanitarian work, assisted his successors in the oval office, wrote numerous books, gave numerous speeches around the country and frequently provided his opinion about unfolding events to the public. Living into his 90s, amassing the longest presidential retirement in history and being active through multiple eras of American history, Carter would see his reputation rehabilitated and would have the interesting status of being far more respected and admired for his work after leaving office as opposed to what he did while in office.]]
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Considering that his presidency happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how much of a polarizing figure Jimmy Carter continues to be. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge UsefulNotes/VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') to this day, [[BeamMeUpScotty though Carter himself never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
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Considering that his presidency happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how much of a polarizing figure Jimmy Carter continues to be. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed ''[[{{Misblamed}} inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed [[{{Misblamed}} a mess]]: the huge UsefulNotes/VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') to this day, [[BeamMeUpScotty though Carter himself never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
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Satirical media portrayals of Carter focused on his southern-ness, ranging from portrayal as an incongruous SouthernGentleman out of place in a savvier Washington, to an out and out hickish bumpkin; his toothy smile became iconic. The "Redneck President" conception fell a bit out of favor once the nation was introduced to Jimmy's brother, Billy Carter, who generally fit the stereotype a lot better, putting Jimmy in the role of straight man. Given that the former president is still alive and working for diplomacy and Habitat, a lot of portrayals reference this. In the states of the former Confederacy, he was widely known as "The South's Revenge."
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Satirical media portrayals of Carter focused on his southern-ness, ranging from portrayal as an incongruous SouthernGentleman out of place in a savvier Washington, to an out and out hickish bumpkin; his toothy smile became iconic. The "Redneck President" conception fell a bit out of favor once the nation was introduced to Jimmy's brother, Billy Carter, who generally fit the stereotype a lot better, putting Jimmy in the role of straight man. Given that the former president is still alive and working for diplomacy and Habitat, a lot of portrayals reference this. In the states of the former Confederacy, he was widely known as "The South's Revenge."
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* CoattailRidingRelative: His embarrassing redneck brother Billy, who is one of the most famous and well remembered presidential relatives in history, is one of the most notable examples.
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** [[HerbertHoover Entering office with little political experience, Carter's presidency was largely defined by poor political acumen and questionable decision making, as well as his inability to improve one of the worst economies in history, which lead him to being voted out after one term in favor of a charismatic challenger who would receive all the credit for an economic recovery that occurred on his watch, even though his economic policies were largely just takingw the policies Carter implemented later in his term and running with them. Despite this, Carter would become highly active as a elder stateman, where he engaged in diplomatic and humanitarian work, assisted his successors in the oval office, wrote numerous books, gave numerous speeches around the country and frequently provided his opinion about unfolding events to the public. Living into his 90s, amassing the longest presidential retirement in history and being active through multiple eras of American history, Carter would see his reputation rehabilitated and would have the interesting status of being far more respected and admired for his work after leaving office as opposed to what he did while in office.]]
** [[JamesBuchanan Carter's time in office was rough, to put it kindly, largely because of his poor decision making and political acumen, which could be attributed to his lack of political experience. However, it was because of his lack of experience and him being completely absent from Washington during the multiple political crisis' that occurred throughout his two predecessors' terms that got him elected to the office in the first place.]]
** [[JamesBuchanan Carter's time in office was rough, to put it kindly, largely because of his poor decision making and political acumen, which could be attributed to his lack of political experience. However, it was because of his lack of experience and him being completely absent from Washington during the multiple political crisis' that occurred throughout his two predecessors' terms that got him elected to the office in the first place.]]
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** [[HerbertHoover Entering office with little political experience, Carter's presidency was largely defined by poor political acumen and questionable decision making, as well as his inability to improve one of the worst economies in history, which lead him to being voted out after one term in favor of a charismatic challenger who would receive all the credit for an economic recovery that occurred on his watch, even though his economic policies were largely just takingw taking the policies Carter implemented later in his term and running with them. Despite this, Carter would become highly active as a elder stateman, where he engaged in diplomatic and humanitarian work, assisted his successors in the oval office, wrote numerous books, gave numerous speeches around the country and frequently provided his opinion about unfolding events to the public. Living into his 90s, amassing the longest presidential retirement in history and being active through multiple eras of American history, Carter would see his reputation rehabilitated and would have the interesting status of being far more respected and admired for his work after leaving office as opposed to what he did while in office.]]
** [[JamesBuchanan Carter's time in office was rough, to put it kindly, largely because of his poor decision making and political acumen, which could be attributed to his lack of political experience. However, it wasbecause of his lack of experience and him being completely absent from Washington during the multiple political crisis' that occurred throughout his two predecessors' terms that got him elected to the office in the first place.]]
** [[JamesBuchanan Carter's time in office was rough, to put it kindly, largely because of his poor decision making and political acumen, which could be attributed to his lack of political experience. However, it was
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** [[HerbertHoover Entering office with little political experience, Carter's presidency was largely defined by poor political acumen and questionable decision making, as well as his inability to improve one of the worst economies in history, which lead him to being voted out after one term in favor of a charismatic challenger who would receive all the credit for an economic recovery that occurred on his watch, even though his economic policies were largely just takingw the policies Carter implemented later in his term and running with them. Despite this, Carter would become highly active as a elder stateman, where he engaged in diplomatic and humanitarian work, assisted his successors in the oval office, wrote numerous books, gave numerous speeches around the country and frequently provided his opinion about unfolding events to the public. Living into his 90s, amassing the longest presidential retirement in history and being active through multiple eras of American history, Carter would see his reputation rehabilitated and would have the interesting status of being far more respected and admired for his work after leaving office as opposed to what he did while in office.]]
** [[JamesBuchanan Carter's time in office was rough, to put it kindly, largely because of his poor decision making and political acumen, which could be attributed to his lack of political experience. However, it was because of his lack of experience and him being completely absent from Washington during the multiple political crisis' that occurred throughout his two predecessors' terms that got him elected to the office in the first place.]]
** [[HerbertHoover Entering office with little political experience, Carter's presidency was largely defined by poor political acumen and questionable decision making, as well as his inability to improve one of the worst economies in history, which lead him to being voted out after one term in favor of a charismatic challenger who would receive all the credit for an economic recovery that occurred on his watch, even though his economic policies were largely just takingw the policies Carter implemented later in his term and running with them. Despite this, Carter would become highly active as a elder stateman, where he engaged in diplomatic and humanitarian work, assisted his successors in the oval office, wrote numerous books, gave numerous speeches around the country and frequently provided his opinion about unfolding events to the public. Living into his 90s, amassing the longest presidential retirement in history and being active through multiple eras of American history, Carter would see his reputation rehabilitated and would have the interesting status of being far more respected and admired for his work after leaving office as opposed to what he did while in office.]]
** [[JamesBuchanan Carter's time in office was rough, to put it kindly, largely because of his poor decision making and political acumen, which could be attributed to his lack of political experience. However, it was because of his lack of experience and him being completely absent from Washington during the multiple political crisis' that occurred throughout his two predecessors' terms that got him elected to the office in the first place.]]
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* StartMyOwn: He started his own Baptist Church with UsefulNotes/BillClinton, dissatisfied with how conservative the Southern Baptist Church was becoming.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: In 1977, in response to the energy crisis throughout the 70s, Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House as a way to promote energy conservation, prompting great mockery. The panels would be removed during UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's presidency. But by [[TurnOfTheMillennium the 2000s]], [[HistoryRepeats when oil prices reached record highs]] and global warming became a greater concern, alternative energy became more favorable; thus, in 2013, UsefulNotes/BarackObama had new panels installed on the White House.
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Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly Jimmy Carter's presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge UsefulNotes/VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') to this day, though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
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Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly Jimmy Carter's presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge UsefulNotes/VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') to this day, [[BeamMeUpScotty though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
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->"Carter [[IronicEcho lusted in his heart]] for peanuts."
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->"He's history's greatest monster!"
-->-- '''Random Citizen''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]''
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The 39th President of the United States, following UsefulNotes/GeraldFord and preceding UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, and lasting from [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventies 1977 to 1981]].
Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly '''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter''''s presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge UsefulNotes/VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') to this day, though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly '''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter''''s presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge UsefulNotes/VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') to this day, though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
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-->'''Reagen:''' You're 0 for 2, Georgia. You just got 1980'd.
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Carter has had one of the most active post-presidencies of any former president, founding the Carter Center to work toward peace, which helped him win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Contrary to popular opinion, Carter didn't win in 1978 for negotiating the Camp David Accords; rather, Begin and Sadat each won.) His work with charities such as Habitat for Humanity gives him the interesting designation of causing people to like him better for his post-presidency actives than the ones during his presidency. His current crusade (as of January 2014) is to eradicate [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis guinea worm]], a disease-causing parasite now found mainly in South Sudan; if he is successful it will be the second disease (after smallpox) and the first parasitic disease to be completely eradicated.
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Carter has had one of the most active post-presidencies of any former president, founding the Carter Center to work toward peace, which helped him win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Contrary to popular opinion, Carter didn't win in 1978 for negotiating the Camp David Accords; rather, Begin and Sadat each won.) His work with charities such as Habitat for Humanity gives him the interesting designation of causing people to like him better for his post-presidency actives than the ones during his presidency. His current crusade (as of January 2014) is to eradicate [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis guinea worm]], a disease-causing parasite now found mainly in South Sudan; if he is successful it will be the second third disease (after (the rinderpest virus was the second to be eradicated, following smallpox) and the first parasitic disease to be completely eradicated.
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The 39th President of the United States, following GeraldFord and preceding RonaldReagan, and lasting from [[TheSeventies 1977 to 1981]].
Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly '''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter''''s presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''TheSimpsons'') to this day, though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
On the foreign policy front, meanwhile, the UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}ian Revolution of 1979 and the subsequent protracted holding of American hostages seemed to many to demonstrate the feebleness of the Carter administration's foreign policy, an impression by no means dispelled by a bungled attempt to free the hostages by force. In fairness, Operation: EAGLE CLAW's failure was the military's fault, not his, and had it worked, people might be praising Carter's steely-eyed decisiveness in foreign policy. Such is the [[HellishCopter fickleness of helicopters.]] (Conspiracy theorists have held -- and not without reason or completely without evidence -- that there was an arrangement between the Ayatollah and the Reagan campaign as the hostages were released on Inauguration Day 1981, [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste almost immediately after Reagan had taken the oath]].) Carter's term saw the Soviets deploy better [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes nuclear weapons]] and [[SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan invade Afghanistan]], resulting in the SALT II arms control treaty not being put before the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Still, his term saw a lasting (if somewhat frosty) peace negotiated between Israel and Egypt, having sponsored a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David. The only significant and lasting peace settlement in the modern Middle East, it's so well-respected that even Egypt's new post-revolution government is honoring it. His administration negotiated the return of the Panama Canal to {{UsefulNotes/Panama}} at the end of the 20th century. Additionally, some might claim that his economic policies may have paid off in the next decade and that their success had been wrongly attributed to RonaldReagan. The emphasis that the Carter administration placed on human rights garnered respect even among his political opponents; even most conservatives do not doubt the sincerity of Carter's intentions. More than a few people argue that Carter was essentially a nice guy [[ThePeterPrinciple who was good at humanitarianism and charity work but was saddled with a job that he wasn't prepared for at a bad time to have it.]]
Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly '''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter''''s presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''TheSimpsons'') to this day, though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
On the foreign policy front, meanwhile, the UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}ian Revolution of 1979 and the subsequent protracted holding of American hostages seemed to many to demonstrate the feebleness of the Carter administration's foreign policy, an impression by no means dispelled by a bungled attempt to free the hostages by force. In fairness, Operation: EAGLE CLAW's failure was the military's fault, not his, and had it worked, people might be praising Carter's steely-eyed decisiveness in foreign policy. Such is the [[HellishCopter fickleness of helicopters.]] (Conspiracy theorists have held -- and not without reason or completely without evidence -- that there was an arrangement between the Ayatollah and the Reagan campaign as the hostages were released on Inauguration Day 1981, [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste almost immediately after Reagan had taken the oath]].) Carter's term saw the Soviets deploy better [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes nuclear weapons]] and [[SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan invade Afghanistan]], resulting in the SALT II arms control treaty not being put before the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Still, his term saw a lasting (if somewhat frosty) peace negotiated between Israel and Egypt, having sponsored a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David. The only significant and lasting peace settlement in the modern Middle East, it's so well-respected that even Egypt's new post-revolution government is honoring it. His administration negotiated the return of the Panama Canal to {{UsefulNotes/Panama}} at the end of the 20th century. Additionally, some might claim that his economic policies may have paid off in the next decade and that their success had been wrongly attributed to RonaldReagan. The emphasis that the Carter administration placed on human rights garnered respect even among his political opponents; even most conservatives do not doubt the sincerity of Carter's intentions. More than a few people argue that Carter was essentially a nice guy [[ThePeterPrinciple who was good at humanitarianism and charity work but was saddled with a job that he wasn't prepared for at a bad time to have it.]]
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The 39th President of the United States, following GeraldFord UsefulNotes/GeraldFord and preceding RonaldReagan, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, and lasting from [[TheSeventies [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventies 1977 to 1981]].
Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly '''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter''''s presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the hugeVietnamWar UsefulNotes/VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''TheSimpsons'') ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') to this day, though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
On the foreign policy front, meanwhile, the UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}ian Revolution of 1979 and the subsequent protracted holding of American hostages seemed to many to demonstrate the feebleness of the Carter administration's foreign policy, an impression by no means dispelled by a bungled attempt to free the hostages by force. In fairness, Operation: EAGLE CLAW's failure was the military's fault, not his, and had it worked, people might be praising Carter's steely-eyed decisiveness in foreign policy. Such is the [[HellishCopter fickleness of helicopters.]] (Conspiracy theorists have held -- and not without reason or completely without evidence -- that there was an arrangement between the Ayatollah and the Reagan campaign as the hostages were released on Inauguration Day 1981, [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste almost immediately after Reagan had taken the oath]].) Carter's term saw the Soviets deploy better [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes nuclear weapons]] and[[SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan [[UsefulNotes/SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan invade Afghanistan]], resulting in the SALT II arms control treaty not being put before the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Still, his term saw a lasting (if somewhat frosty) peace negotiated between Israel and Egypt, having sponsored a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David. The only significant and lasting peace settlement in the modern Middle East, it's so well-respected that even Egypt's new post-revolution government is honoring it. His administration negotiated the return of the Panama Canal to {{UsefulNotes/Panama}} at the end of the 20th century. Additionally, some might claim that his economic policies may have paid off in the next decade and that their success had been wrongly attributed toRonaldReagan.UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. The emphasis that the Carter administration placed on human rights garnered respect even among his political opponents; even most conservatives do not doubt the sincerity of Carter's intentions. More than a few people argue that Carter was essentially a nice guy [[ThePeterPrinciple [[UsefulNotes/ThePeterPrinciple who was good at humanitarianism and charity work but was saddled with a job that he wasn't prepared for at a bad time to have it.]]
Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly '''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter''''s presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge
On the foreign policy front, meanwhile, the UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}ian Revolution of 1979 and the subsequent protracted holding of American hostages seemed to many to demonstrate the feebleness of the Carter administration's foreign policy, an impression by no means dispelled by a bungled attempt to free the hostages by force. In fairness, Operation: EAGLE CLAW's failure was the military's fault, not his, and had it worked, people might be praising Carter's steely-eyed decisiveness in foreign policy. Such is the [[HellishCopter fickleness of helicopters.]] (Conspiracy theorists have held -- and not without reason or completely without evidence -- that there was an arrangement between the Ayatollah and the Reagan campaign as the hostages were released on Inauguration Day 1981, [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste almost immediately after Reagan had taken the oath]].) Carter's term saw the Soviets deploy better [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes nuclear weapons]] and
Still, his term saw a lasting (if somewhat frosty) peace negotiated between Israel and Egypt, having sponsored a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David. The only significant and lasting peace settlement in the modern Middle East, it's so well-respected that even Egypt's new post-revolution government is honoring it. His administration negotiated the return of the Panama Canal to {{UsefulNotes/Panama}} at the end of the 20th century. Additionally, some might claim that his economic policies may have paid off in the next decade and that their success had been wrongly attributed to
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** Off topic, but it should be noted that Moonbattery is a far-right hate blog and not a reliable source of information
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->"Carter [[IronicEcho lusted in his heart]] for peanuts."
-->-- '''JonathanCoulton'''
->"Please, everyone knows that Jimmy Carter is just a fairy tale Republicans use to scare children."
-->-- [=DiZ=], ''AnsemRetort''
->"He's history's greatest monster!"
-->-- '''Random Citizen''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]''
The 39th President of the United States, following GeraldFord and preceding RonaldReagan, and lasting from [[TheSeventies 1977 to 1981]].
Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly '''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter''''s presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''TheSimpsons'') to this day, though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
On the foreign policy front, meanwhile, the UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}ian Revolution of 1979 and the subsequent protracted holding of American hostages seemed to many to demonstrate the feebleness of the Carter administration's foreign policy, an impression by no means dispelled by a bungled attempt to free the hostages by force. (Conspiracy theorists have held -- and not without reason or completely without evidence -- that there was an arrangement between the Ayatollah and the Reagan campaign as the hostages were released on Inauguration Day 1981, [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste almost immediately after Reagan had taken the oath]].) Carter's term saw the Soviets deploy better [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes nuclear weapons]] and [[SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan invade Afghanistan]], resulting in the SALT II arms control treaty not being put before the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Still, his term saw a lasting (if somewhat frosty) peace negotiated between Israel and Egypt, having sponsored a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David. The only significant and lasting peace settlement in the modern Middle East, it's so well-respected that even Egypt's new post-revolution government is honoring it. His administration negotiated the return of the Panama Canal to {{UsefulNotes/Panama}} at the end of the 20th century. Additionally, some might claim that his economic policies may have paid off in the next decade and that their success had been wrongly attributed to RonaldReagan. The emphasis that the Carter administration placed on human rights garnered respect even among his political opponents; even most conservatives do not doubt the sincerity of Carter's intentions. More than a few people argue that Carter was essentially a nice guy [[ThePeterPrinciple who was good at humanitarianism and charity work but was saddled with a job that he wasn't prepared for at a bad time to have it.]]
Carter has had one of the most active post-presidencies of any former president, founding the Carter Center to work toward peace, which helped him win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Contrary to popular opinion, Carter didn't win in 1978 for negotiating the Camp David Accords; rather, Begin and Sadat each won.) His work with charities such as Habitat for Humanity gives him the interesting designation of causing people to like him better for his post-presidency actives than the ones during his presidency. His current crusade (as of January 2014) is to eradicate [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis guinea worm]], a disease-causing parasite now found mainly in South Sudan; if he is successful it will be the second disease (after smallpox) and the first parasitic disease to be completely eradicated.
Satirical media portrayals of Carter focused on his southern-ness, ranging from portrayal as an incongruous SouthernGentleman out of place in a savvier Washington, to an out and out hickish bumpkin; his toothy smile became iconic. The "Redneck President" conception fell a bit out of favor once the nation was introduced to Jimmy's brother, Billy Carter, who generally fit the stereotype a lot better, putting Jimmy in the role of straight man. Given that the former president is still alive and working for diplomacy and Habitat, a lot of portrayals reference this. In the states of the former Confederacy, he was widely known as "The South's Revenge."
A few other facts about President Carter:
* Was known as a very devout Southern Baptist (and brought the term "born-again Christian" into the national vocabulary), but left the denomination in 2000 because of its increasing conservatism. Founded the New Baptist Covenant movement with BillClinton for more liberal Baptists.
* Grew up on a peanut farm.
* Had an [[CoattailRidingRelative embarrassing redneck brother Billy]], renowned for his eponymous (and terrible) brand of beer and for financial trafficking with the Libyans.
* Pushed for a comprehensive national energy policy and advocated alternative energy sources in the mid-to-late '70s, which, regardless of one's political views, made him most certainly a man ''well'' ahead of his time.
* Gave an interview to ''{{Playboy}}'' magazine in which he defended his own monogamy but admitted that he had at times had "lust in [his] heart" for women other than his wife (reference to [[AsTheGoodBookSays Matthew 5:28]]), words that would haunt him.
* Was attacked by a KillerRabbit during a boating excursion.
* Shot his neighbor's cat. To death. [[http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2007/11/jimmy_carter_ca.html That's the rumor, anyway.]] Something he now constantly regrets and has nightmares about to this day.
** Off topic, but it should be noted that Moonbattery is a far-right hate blog and not a reliable source of information
* Became good friends with GeraldFord after his presidency.
* A graduate of the Naval academy, he was a submariner and nuclear engineer in his early life (although he never got to serve on a nuclear submarine). This is why he got the submarine USS ''Jimmy Carter'' (SSN-23) named after him. It was a [[TypesOfNavalShips fast-attack nuclear boat]] and was also last of the even-scarier-than-the-name-makes-it-sound-but-also-ludicrously-expensive ''Seawolf'' class named after him rather than a carrier (as is typical for presidents).
** In 1952, then Lieutenant Carter was sent to the deal with a partial meltdown at Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories (Ontario, Canada), whereupon he was lowered into the reactor wearing woefully inadequate protective clothing to disassemble it. If that act does not get him on the {{Badass}} president list, it at least gets him on the "most radioactive president" list.
* Carter had actually planned to make his career in the Navy, and ''maybe'' retire to the family peanut farm when he decided to quit; however, his father's death in 1953 at the age of 28 forced Carter to return so he could rescue the family business. For various reasons, Carter's farm didn't generate quite enough income, and he was forced to live in public housing for a time. He is the only president to have lived in subsidized housing for the poor (not even Bill Clinton--who grew up in backwoods Arkansas with a widowed mother and later a gambling-addict, abusive stepfather--had done so).
** The peanut farm seems to have overall been a net drain on Carter's financial assets: after being elected President, Carter placed the farm and other family holdings into a blind trust to avoid allegations of a conflict of interest. The trust was, however, badly mismanaged, and Carter left office one million dollars in debt. As a result Carter is the only modern President to have left the office a debtor.
* Was the first president to be referred to by a diminutive of his given name in official White House/public correspondence.
* There was five government shutdowns during his term. Even though both chambers were controlled by his own party.
* Carter is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_UFO_incident the only US president ever to admit to filing a UFO report]].[[note]] For the record, Carter does not believe what he saw in 1969 was an alien spacecraft; he's of the opinion that it was probably a top-secret military experiment.[[/note]]
!!Jimmy Carter in fiction:
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* In HarryTurtledove's ''Literature/{{Timeline 191}}'' series, Carter is a Confederate naval officer and is [[spoiler: killed in 1942 while home on leave, defending Plains, Georgia from an attack by black guerrilla fighters]].
* In Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/TheDeadZone'', clairvoyant Johnny Smith meets Carter when he's campaigning for the presidency in 1976, and predicts to him that he's going to win.
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* Not the man himself, but the submarine named after him, is portrayed in ''{{The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}'' as one of the few naval vessels under the control of John Connor's resistance in the war after Judgment Day. The vessel's [[spoiler: final voyage was a failed effort to make peace with a faction of the terminators, represented by a T-1000 (liquid metal shapeshifting terminator) who was picked up on Connor's orders.]]
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* "Jimmy Carter Says 'Yes'" by Gene Marshall, a Disco song on how the Government CAN be open and honest.
* [[WordOfGod According to Mark Mothersbaugh]], Music/{{Devo}}'s top hit "Whip It" was intended as a rallying anthem for Carter's Presidency and re-election.
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* His puppet appears in every episode of ''Series/DCFollies''.
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* ''AnsemRetort'' claims that Jimmy Carter isn't real, and is just a tale told by Republicans to scare children.
* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' mentions his [[KillerRabbit Swamp Rabbit attack]] [[http://xkcd.com/204/ here]].
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* Referenced in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'' during a spectacularly gullible monologue.
--> You're so nice... nice people always do so well in politics. Just look at Carter!
* [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] apparently doesn't like him, mainly for his legislation concerning feeder nuclear reactors.
* Carter appears in ''Literature/FearLoathingAndGumboOnTheCampaignTrailSeventyTwo'', an AlternateHistory in which the 1972 presidential election ended in a messy stalemate. After completing his term as Georgia Governor, he was elected as one of that state's Senators and is still largely nationally unknown - [[ForWantOfANail without the precise circumstances of the '76 election from our history, he would never be considered presidential material]]. His main role has been to help prevent Henry Kissinger being made Secretary of State to President James Gavin.
* In the ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', Jimmy Carter was the president who ordered the formation of the government sponsored squad of flagsuit heroes called Team America, using them to rescue the hostages from Iran. It was on the strength of these actions that [[AlternateHistory he won reelection as president]] over former California Governor Ronald Reagan of California in 1980.
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* Appears in an episode of ''KingOfTheHill'' and used his negotiating skills to get Hank's father to recognize his son's "right to exist".
** For which Bobby declares him to possibly be ''{{Jesus}}'': His initials are J. C., he worked a miracle, and he was a carpenter (Habitat).
* ''TheSimpsons'' loves to riff on his unpopularity (and Habitat work).
** When the town can't raise money for an AbrahamLincoln statue, they have to settle for one of him instead that reads "Malaise Forever". This nearly causes a riot, as one angry citizen declares:
--->"Jimmy Carter's the worst thing to happen to this country!"\\
"He's history's greatest monster!"
*** They then gave the statue to Marge when she got out of jail, claiming that it was a statue of ''her'' (they added her signature hairdo to it).
** Marge apparently voted for him. ''Twice!'' This is a possible reference to [[AllInTheFamily Edith Bunker]], who unlike her arch-conservative Blue-collar husband, also voted for Carter.
** G.H.W. Bush and Clinton once appeared with him at the Habitat for Humanity to do a [[Film/TheThreeStooges Three Stooges]] routine: Moe, Curly and Larry, respectively.
** After seeing it done in a movie, Homer begins slapping people with a glove and challenging them to a duel when they "insult his honor" (really just a way to bully them into getting his way). Later, he attempts this on a stereotypical Southern Colonel, who is more than willing to accept his challenge. Homer flees town in terror. He encounters Carter working on a Habitat for Humanity (for Cletus' family), and attempts to bully Carter into building a new home for his family as well, to which an angry Carter responds, "Why that is an insult to my honor! I challenge you to a du--" which prompts Homer to again flee.
** He and G.H.W. Bush were not invited to Mr. Burns' party because they were single-termers.
--->'''Carter''': You too, huh? Hey, I know a good yogurt place.
--->'''Bush:''' ''(shoving Carter out of his way)'' Get away from me, loser.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "The Koos is Loose," Dee Dee's imaginary friend Koosalagoopagoop says that turning your lips inside out makes you look like Carter.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' showed that he is head of a cover-up [[spoiler: that peanut butter was invented by AbrahamLincoln's wife, not George Washington Carver]].
* He also appears in an episode of ''GodTheDevilAndBob'' in reference to his Habitat for Humanity work. The Devil uses his powers to stop his work including getting a family he is helping to turn on him and having Bob trip him up while carrying building supplies.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', Marty Sherman and his friends play a video game concerning blasting space aliens. Jimmy Carter appears in the game and urges the player to reconsider shooting any more aliens, suggesting they could work towards a peaceful solution instead. Marty shoots him anyway. Amusingly, [[SelfDeprecation Jimmy Carter calls himself the worst president in history in the game.]]
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->"Carter [[IronicEcho lusted in his heart]] for peanuts."
-->-- '''JonathanCoulton'''
->"Please, everyone knows that Jimmy Carter is just a fairy tale Republicans use to scare children."
-->-- [=DiZ=], ''AnsemRetort''
->"He's history's greatest monster!"
-->-- '''Random Citizen''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]''
The 39th President of the United States, following GeraldFord and preceding RonaldReagan, and lasting from [[TheSeventies 1977 to 1981]].
Considering that it happened more than thirty years ago, a look around the Internet will astonish many readers with just how firmly '''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter''''s presidency remains in subjective territory. Conservatives declare that his watch was a mess, while liberals assert that he ''[[MisBlamed inherited]]'' [[MisBlamed a mess]]: the huge VietnamWar deficit, an economy that for the first time ''ever'' suffered rampant inflation ''while stagnating'', and a national post-Vietnam, post-Watergate funk which was described as a "malaise" -- a word that is hung around his neck by conservative commentators (and ''TheSimpsons'') to this day, though Carter himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually used it]]. "Stagflation" was exacerbated by the 1979 oil crisis; long gas lines and high energy costs contributed to the national unhappiness. In an attempt to lead by example, the President lowered the thermostats in the White House and donned sweaters to keep warm instead -- which, for many, became a hated symbol of the lifestyle sacrifices which they believed his policies had made necessary.
On the foreign policy front, meanwhile, the UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}ian Revolution of 1979 and the subsequent protracted holding of American hostages seemed to many to demonstrate the feebleness of the Carter administration's foreign policy, an impression by no means dispelled by a bungled attempt to free the hostages by force. (Conspiracy theorists have held -- and not without reason or completely without evidence -- that there was an arrangement between the Ayatollah and the Reagan campaign as the hostages were released on Inauguration Day 1981, [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste almost immediately after Reagan had taken the oath]].) Carter's term saw the Soviets deploy better [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes nuclear weapons]] and [[SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan invade Afghanistan]], resulting in the SALT II arms control treaty not being put before the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Still, his term saw a lasting (if somewhat frosty) peace negotiated between Israel and Egypt, having sponsored a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David. The only significant and lasting peace settlement in the modern Middle East, it's so well-respected that even Egypt's new post-revolution government is honoring it. His administration negotiated the return of the Panama Canal to {{UsefulNotes/Panama}} at the end of the 20th century. Additionally, some might claim that his economic policies may have paid off in the next decade and that their success had been wrongly attributed to RonaldReagan. The emphasis that the Carter administration placed on human rights garnered respect even among his political opponents; even most conservatives do not doubt the sincerity of Carter's intentions. More than a few people argue that Carter was essentially a nice guy [[ThePeterPrinciple who was good at humanitarianism and charity work but was saddled with a job that he wasn't prepared for at a bad time to have it.]]
Carter has had one of the most active post-presidencies of any former president, founding the Carter Center to work toward peace, which helped him win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Contrary to popular opinion, Carter didn't win in 1978 for negotiating the Camp David Accords; rather, Begin and Sadat each won.) His work with charities such as Habitat for Humanity gives him the interesting designation of causing people to like him better for his post-presidency actives than the ones during his presidency. His current crusade (as of January 2014) is to eradicate [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis guinea worm]], a disease-causing parasite now found mainly in South Sudan; if he is successful it will be the second disease (after smallpox) and the first parasitic disease to be completely eradicated.
Satirical media portrayals of Carter focused on his southern-ness, ranging from portrayal as an incongruous SouthernGentleman out of place in a savvier Washington, to an out and out hickish bumpkin; his toothy smile became iconic. The "Redneck President" conception fell a bit out of favor once the nation was introduced to Jimmy's brother, Billy Carter, who generally fit the stereotype a lot better, putting Jimmy in the role of straight man. Given that the former president is still alive and working for diplomacy and Habitat, a lot of portrayals reference this. In the states of the former Confederacy, he was widely known as "The South's Revenge."
A few other facts about President Carter:
* Was known as a very devout Southern Baptist (and brought the term "born-again Christian" into the national vocabulary), but left the denomination in 2000 because of its increasing conservatism. Founded the New Baptist Covenant movement with BillClinton for more liberal Baptists.
* Grew up on a peanut farm.
* Had an [[CoattailRidingRelative embarrassing redneck brother Billy]], renowned for his eponymous (and terrible) brand of beer and for financial trafficking with the Libyans.
* Pushed for a comprehensive national energy policy and advocated alternative energy sources in the mid-to-late '70s, which, regardless of one's political views, made him most certainly a man ''well'' ahead of his time.
* Gave an interview to ''{{Playboy}}'' magazine in which he defended his own monogamy but admitted that he had at times had "lust in [his] heart" for women other than his wife (reference to [[AsTheGoodBookSays Matthew 5:28]]), words that would haunt him.
* Was attacked by a KillerRabbit during a boating excursion.
* Shot his neighbor's cat. To death. [[http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2007/11/jimmy_carter_ca.html That's the rumor, anyway.]] Something he now constantly regrets and has nightmares about to this day.
** Off topic, but it should be noted that Moonbattery is a far-right hate blog and not a reliable source of information
* Became good friends with GeraldFord after his presidency.
* A graduate of the Naval academy, he was a submariner and nuclear engineer in his early life (although he never got to serve on a nuclear submarine). This is why he got the submarine USS ''Jimmy Carter'' (SSN-23) named after him. It was a [[TypesOfNavalShips fast-attack nuclear boat]] and was also last of the even-scarier-than-the-name-makes-it-sound-but-also-ludicrously-expensive ''Seawolf'' class named after him rather than a carrier (as is typical for presidents).
** In 1952, then Lieutenant Carter was sent to the deal with a partial meltdown at Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories (Ontario, Canada), whereupon he was lowered into the reactor wearing woefully inadequate protective clothing to disassemble it. If that act does not get him on the {{Badass}} president list, it at least gets him on the "most radioactive president" list.
* Carter had actually planned to make his career in the Navy, and ''maybe'' retire to the family peanut farm when he decided to quit; however, his father's death in 1953 at the age of 28 forced Carter to return so he could rescue the family business. For various reasons, Carter's farm didn't generate quite enough income, and he was forced to live in public housing for a time. He is the only president to have lived in subsidized housing for the poor (not even Bill Clinton--who grew up in backwoods Arkansas with a widowed mother and later a gambling-addict, abusive stepfather--had done so).
** The peanut farm seems to have overall been a net drain on Carter's financial assets: after being elected President, Carter placed the farm and other family holdings into a blind trust to avoid allegations of a conflict of interest. The trust was, however, badly mismanaged, and Carter left office one million dollars in debt. As a result Carter is the only modern President to have left the office a debtor.
* Was the first president to be referred to by a diminutive of his given name in official White House/public correspondence.
* There was five government shutdowns during his term. Even though both chambers were controlled by his own party.
* Carter is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_UFO_incident the only US president ever to admit to filing a UFO report]].[[note]] For the record, Carter does not believe what he saw in 1969 was an alien spacecraft; he's of the opinion that it was probably a top-secret military experiment.[[/note]]
!!Jimmy Carter in fiction:
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* In HarryTurtledove's ''Literature/{{Timeline 191}}'' series, Carter is a Confederate naval officer and is [[spoiler: killed in 1942 while home on leave, defending Plains, Georgia from an attack by black guerrilla fighters]].
* In Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/TheDeadZone'', clairvoyant Johnny Smith meets Carter when he's campaigning for the presidency in 1976, and predicts to him that he's going to win.
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* Not the man himself, but the submarine named after him, is portrayed in ''{{The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}'' as one of the few naval vessels under the control of John Connor's resistance in the war after Judgment Day. The vessel's [[spoiler: final voyage was a failed effort to make peace with a faction of the terminators, represented by a T-1000 (liquid metal shapeshifting terminator) who was picked up on Connor's orders.]]
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* "Jimmy Carter Says 'Yes'" by Gene Marshall, a Disco song on how the Government CAN be open and honest.
* [[WordOfGod According to Mark Mothersbaugh]], Music/{{Devo}}'s top hit "Whip It" was intended as a rallying anthem for Carter's Presidency and re-election.
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* His puppet appears in every episode of ''Series/DCFollies''.
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* ''AnsemRetort'' claims that Jimmy Carter isn't real, and is just a tale told by Republicans to scare children.
* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' mentions his [[KillerRabbit Swamp Rabbit attack]] [[http://xkcd.com/204/ here]].
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* Referenced in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'' during a spectacularly gullible monologue.
--> You're so nice... nice people always do so well in politics. Just look at Carter!
* [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] apparently doesn't like him, mainly for his legislation concerning feeder nuclear reactors.
* Carter appears in ''Literature/FearLoathingAndGumboOnTheCampaignTrailSeventyTwo'', an AlternateHistory in which the 1972 presidential election ended in a messy stalemate. After completing his term as Georgia Governor, he was elected as one of that state's Senators and is still largely nationally unknown - [[ForWantOfANail without the precise circumstances of the '76 election from our history, he would never be considered presidential material]]. His main role has been to help prevent Henry Kissinger being made Secretary of State to President James Gavin.
* In the ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', Jimmy Carter was the president who ordered the formation of the government sponsored squad of flagsuit heroes called Team America, using them to rescue the hostages from Iran. It was on the strength of these actions that [[AlternateHistory he won reelection as president]] over former California Governor Ronald Reagan of California in 1980.
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* Appears in an episode of ''KingOfTheHill'' and used his negotiating skills to get Hank's father to recognize his son's "right to exist".
** For which Bobby declares him to possibly be ''{{Jesus}}'': His initials are J. C., he worked a miracle, and he was a carpenter (Habitat).
* ''TheSimpsons'' loves to riff on his unpopularity (and Habitat work).
** When the town can't raise money for an AbrahamLincoln statue, they have to settle for one of him instead that reads "Malaise Forever". This nearly causes a riot, as one angry citizen declares:
--->"Jimmy Carter's the worst thing to happen to this country!"\\
"He's history's greatest monster!"
*** They then gave the statue to Marge when she got out of jail, claiming that it was a statue of ''her'' (they added her signature hairdo to it).
** Marge apparently voted for him. ''Twice!'' This is a possible reference to [[AllInTheFamily Edith Bunker]], who unlike her arch-conservative Blue-collar husband, also voted for Carter.
** G.H.W. Bush and Clinton once appeared with him at the Habitat for Humanity to do a [[Film/TheThreeStooges Three Stooges]] routine: Moe, Curly and Larry, respectively.
** After seeing it done in a movie, Homer begins slapping people with a glove and challenging them to a duel when they "insult his honor" (really just a way to bully them into getting his way). Later, he attempts this on a stereotypical Southern Colonel, who is more than willing to accept his challenge. Homer flees town in terror. He encounters Carter working on a Habitat for Humanity (for Cletus' family), and attempts to bully Carter into building a new home for his family as well, to which an angry Carter responds, "Why that is an insult to my honor! I challenge you to a du--" which prompts Homer to again flee.
** He and G.H.W. Bush were not invited to Mr. Burns' party because they were single-termers.
--->'''Carter''': You too, huh? Hey, I know a good yogurt place.
--->'''Bush:''' ''(shoving Carter out of his way)'' Get away from me, loser.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "The Koos is Loose," Dee Dee's imaginary friend Koosalagoopagoop says that turning your lips inside out makes you look like Carter.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' showed that he is head of a cover-up [[spoiler: that peanut butter was invented by AbrahamLincoln's wife, not George Washington Carver]].
* He also appears in an episode of ''GodTheDevilAndBob'' in reference to his Habitat for Humanity work. The Devil uses his powers to stop his work including getting a family he is helping to turn on him and having Bob trip him up while carrying building supplies.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', Marty Sherman and his friends play a video game concerning blasting space aliens. Jimmy Carter appears in the game and urges the player to reconsider shooting any more aliens, suggesting they could work towards a peaceful solution instead. Marty shoots him anyway. Amusingly, [[SelfDeprecation Jimmy Carter calls himself the worst president in history in the game.]]
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