Jimmy Carter - Jimmy Carter This article is about the former United States president. For the boxer, see Jimmy Carter (boxer). Jimmy Carter Order: 39th President Term of Office: January 20, 1977 - January 20, 1981 Predecessor: Gerald R. Ford Successor: Ronald Reagan Date of Birth: Wednesday, October 1, 1924 Place of Birth: Plains, Georgia First Lady: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Profession: farmer Political Party: Democrat Vice President: Walter Mondale James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) was the 39th (1977-1981) President of the United States. Since leaving office, he is active in international public policy and conflict resolution. He is also an author and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early years 2 Early political career 3 Presidency 3.1 Foreign policies.
Jimmy Carter (boxer) - Jimmy Carter (boxer) Jimmy Carter is a former world lightweight boxing champion. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame..
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) - USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) insert image here insert caption here (insert link to larger image here) Career Awarded: 29 June 1996 Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: 2004 Fate: Under construction Homeport: General Characteristics Displacement: 7568 tons light, 9137 tons full, 1569 tons dead Length: 107.5 meters (353 feet) overall, 107.5 meters (353 feet) waterline Beam: 12.1 meters (40 feet) Draft: 10.9 meters (36 feet) Complement: 15 officers, 101 men USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is the third and last of the Seawolf class submarines. She has been specially modified for highly classified missions and testing of new submarine systems. She is named after former President Jimmy Carter, who served in the US Navy as an officer and nuclear engineer. The Carter is roughly 100 feet longer than the other.
Jimmy Page - Jimmy Page James Patrick Page, known as Jimmy Page, (born January 9, 1944) is one of the most influential guitarists in rock and roll. He was the founding member for the band Led Zeppelin and, prior to that, a member of The Yardbirds from late 1966 through 1968. Page was born in the north London suburb of Heston, Middlesex-Britain. His father was an industrial personnel manager and his mother a doctor's secretary. Jimmy Page is often thought of as a quintessential rock guitar hero, being in the same class of talent as peers such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and the late Jimi Hendrix. Page and Beck, who grew up near each other in England and both spent time as guitarists for the Yardbirds, were among.
June Carter Cash - June Carter Cash June Carter Cash (née Valerie June Carter) (June 23, 1929 - May 15, 2003), middle daughter of Ezra (Eck) Carter and Maybelle Carter (Mother Maybelle), was a singer, songwriter, a member of the first country music recording stars, the Carter Family, and married to legendary singer Johnny Cash. She was born in Maces Springs, Virginia and played guitar, banjo, and autoharp. With the Carter Family In the winter of 1938-1939 the Carter Family travelled to Texas where they had a twice-daily program on border radio station XERA (later XERF) in Villa Acuña (now Ciudad Acuña), Mexico, across the border from Del Rio, Texas. Then in school, June did not accompany them. Beginning with the 1939/1940 season, June joined the Carters, this time in San.
Billy Carter - Billy Carter Billy Carter (born March 29, 1937 - died September 25, 1988) was the younger brother of President Jimmy Carter who gained a measure of fame, from among other things, being the spokesman and inspiration for Billy Beer. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Carter Doctrine - Carter Doctrine The Carter Doctrine was issued in the State of the Union Address on January 23 1980 by President Jimmy Carter. Responding to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan that had recently taken place, the President stated: An attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force. This policy thus warned the Soviets away from Iran, which had just had a revolution, and at the time was holding hostages in the United States Embassy, and Iraq..
Carter Center - Carter Center The Carter Center is a human rights organization, founded and chaired by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. It is based out of Atlanta, Georgia and is an offshoot of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. According to the Carter Center's website, the organization has five guiding principles: The Center emphasizes action and results. Based on careful research and analysis, it is prepared to take timely action on important and pressing issues. The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of others. The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes the possibilities of failure as an acceptable risk. The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in dispute resolution activities. The Center believes that people can improve their lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge,.
Rosalynn Carter - Rosalynn Carter Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (born August 18, 1927) is the former First Lady of the United States. On July 7, 1946, she married Jimmy Carter, who was President from 1977 to 1981. She is currently a global human rights activist and co-chair of the Carter Center..
January 21 - - Albania declares itself a republic 1941 - World War II: Australian and British forces attack Tobruk, Libya 1950 - Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury 1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut. 1968 - Simon & Garfunkel release the Original Soundtrack to The Graduate, which quickly goes to #1 on the pop charts and which will bring Simon a Grammy for Best Original Score. 1969 - A coolant malfunction from an experimental underground nuclear reactor at Lucens Vad, Switzerland, released a large amount of radiation into a cavern, which was then sealed. 1976 - The first commercial service Concorde flight took off. 1977 - President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all Vietnam War draft evaders. 1994 - Lorena Bobbitt is found not-guilty by reason.
January 7 - Laval sign the Italo-French agreements. 1942 - World War II: Siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins. 1945 - British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. 1953 - President Harry Truman announces that the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. 1954 - The first public demonstration of a machine translation system was held in New York at the head office of IBM. 1959 - The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro 1975 - OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. 1979 - Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge are overthrown by Vietnamese troops. 1980 - President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out Chrysler Corporation. 1984.
January 20 - Roosevelt is inaugurated for a fourth term as President of the United States, becoming the only President to be elected to four terms. 1949 - Harry S. Truman is re-inaugurated as the 33rd President of the United States. 1952 - Edgar Faure becomes Prime Minister of France 1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States. 1954 - The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations. 1957 - Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States. 1958 - Elvis Presley receives his draft notice 1961 - John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States. 1964 - Meet the Beatles, the first Beatles album in the United States, is released.
January 9 - George Balanchine, dancer, choreographer, ballet producer (†1983) (O.S.) 1908 - Simone de Beauvoir, French author (†1986) 1911 - Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1911 - Stafford William Somerfield, British newspaper editor 1912 - Ralph Tubbs, architect 1913 - Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (†1994) 1913 - Lavad 'Dr Hepcat' Durst, musician 1913 - Peter John Norton, diplomat, artist 1914 - Kenny (Klook) Clarke, jazz drummer, composer 1914? - Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque actress (†1970) 1915 - Fernando Lamas, actor (†1982) 1915 - Les Paul, guitarist, inventor 1916 - Vic Mizzy, orchestra leader 1917 - Herbert Lom, actor 1921 - Seymour Barab, composer 1921 - Patricia Highsmith, Americann novelist (†1995) 1922 - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea 1922 -.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau - train carrying the waste was stopped by women and children sitting on the railway, and was sent back to its origin. The risk was avoided. In Monaco, the following November, an official visit by the French president Charles De Gaulle turned into a debate on the events of October 1960 and on nuclear experiments in general. The French ambassador already had suggested that Prince Rainier avoid the subject, but the president (allegedly) asked Cousteau in a friendly manner to be kind toward nuclear researchers, and Le Commandant (allegedly) replied: "No sir, it is your researchers that ought to be kind toward us." During this discussion Cousteau found out that the reason for French experiments and research was American refusal to share its atomic secrets with its allies. In 1974 he created.
James Dickey - and his son, Christopher, was born three years later. His first book, Into the Stone, was published in 1962. His popularity exploded after the film version of his novel Deliverance, starring Burt Reynolds, was released in 1970. The poet was invited to read his poem 'The Strength of Fields' at President Jimmy Carter's inauguration in 1977. With the possible exception of Anne Sexton or Sylvia Plath, for many years there was no greater poet cherished by American cultural society, and indeed the critical acclaim was quite immense and certainly impressive. Occasionally, he has been charged with what amounts to purgery, making up (or imagining) for his poetry events that certainly did not happen. He was complicit in the creation of his own cult of personality, much like great political leaders, such.
James Rodney Schlesinger - a Consultant to the United States Department of Defense; is a member of the Defense Policy Board. He has served as: the Secretary of Energy under Jimmy Carter (1977-79); Assistant to the President (1977); Secretary of Defense (1973-75); Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1973); Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission under Richard M. Nixon (1973); Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget (later OMB), and Assistant Director (1969-71); Director of Strategic Studies (1967-1969) Senior Staff Member (1963-1967), RAND Corporation; Consultant, U.S. Bureau of the Budget (1967-68); Consultant, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1962-63); Academic Consultant, U.S. Naval War College (1957). Schlesinger is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the MITRE Corporation; a Senior Advisor for Lehman Brothers; Publisher of The National Interest; a Director.
James Patrick Page: Session Man Volume One - Volume One is the first volume of a compilation of Jimmy Page's pre-Led Zeppelin studio sessions, recorded between 1963 and 1968. It also includes tracks from his tenure with The Yardbirds. Released on January 4, 1990. Track listing Chris Ravel and The Ravers - "Don't You Dig This Kinda Beat" (August 1963) The Zephyrs - "Sweet Little Baby" (August 1963) Pat Wayne with The Beachcombers - "Roll Over Beethoven" (December 1963) Carter-Lewis and The Southerners - "Somebody Told My Girl" (October 1963) Dave Berry and The Cruisers - "My Baby Left Me" (January 1964) The Brook - "Once In A While" (March 1964) Mickie Most and The Gear - "Money Honey" (March 1964) Mickie Most and The Gear - "That's Alright" (March 1964) The Sneekers - "I Just Can't Go To.
Jessica Savitch - a fresh young face to compete with a rival station's news team. She took the job for a small amount of money, but was soon able to leverage an extremely favorable contract, allowing her to move into a Washington Square luxury apartment and make friends in high places. Jessica got her first national exposure during KYW's nationally televised debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Within a year of that debate, she was covering the US Senate at NBC. Critics and old-school broadcasters felt that she lacked the experience for national network news; David Brinkley is said to have called her "the dumbest woman I have ever met" in public. But audiences loved her, and she soon became one of the most popular NBC anchors. As her career skyrocketed however, her.
Jimmie Rodgers - from car to car setting mechanical brakes on each. Tuberculosis forced him to leave the railroad and he undertook all sorts of work, ranging from police detective to blackface performer before answering an advertisement from Ralph Peer of the Victor Talking Machine Company to audition as a performing artist. This audition in Bristol, Tennessee, on August 4, 1927 (two days after the Carter Family answered the same ad and recorded in the same hall) led to Rodgers' phenomenally successful recording career. His songs, most of which he wrote himself, were typically either sentimental songs about home, family and sweethearts, or tough takes on the lives of hoboes, "rounders", and railroaders, on his own hard life and happy marriage. Many of his songs bore the generic title "Blue Yodel" with a number..
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