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'''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr.''' (born [[October 1]], [[1924]]) was the 39th [[President of the United States]] from 1977 - 1981, and recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2002. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the [[Georgia Senate]], and was the 76th [[List of Governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]] from 1971 - 1975.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-676 | title=Jimmy Carter | encylcopedia=New Georgia Encyclopedia | publisher=Georgia Humanities Council | accessdate=2007-12-09}}</ref> He and Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] were the unofficial leaders of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], excluding unelected presidential nominees, until the nomination and presidency of [[Bill Clinton]] (1993-2001). Carter remains an important and relevant national figure today, and he is a leader on many issues, especially the [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]].

'''James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr.''' (born [[Birth Date:=1924-10-01|October 1, 1924]]) was the 39th [[President of the United States]] from 1977 - 1981, and recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2002. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the [[Georgia Senate]], and was the 76th [[List of Governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]] from 1971 - 1975.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-676 | title=Jimmy Carter | encylcopedia=New Georgia Encyclopedia | publisher=Georgia Humanities Council | accessdate=2007-12-09}}</ref> He and Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] were the unofficial leaders of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], excluding unelected presidential nominees, until the nomination and presidency of [[Bill Clinton]] (1993-2001). Carter remains an important and relevant national figure today, and he is a leader on many issues, especially the [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]].

Carter's presidency was marked by several major crises, including the takeover of the American embassy and [[Iran hostage crisis|holding of hostages]] by students in Iran, a failed [[Operation Eagle Claw|rescue attempt]] of the hostages, [[1979 energy crisis|serious fuel shortages]], and the [[Soviet war in Afghanistan|Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]].

Carter's presidency was marked by several major crises, including the takeover of the American embassy and [[Iran hostage crisis|holding of hostages]] by students in Iran, a failed [[Operation Eagle Claw|rescue attempt]] of the hostages, [[1979 energy crisis|serious fuel shortages]], and the [[Soviet war in Afghanistan|Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]].

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