Presidency of Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter's tenure as the 39th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1977, and ended on January 20, 1981. Carter, a Democrat from Georgia, took office after defeating the Republican incumbent president Gerald Ford in the 1976 presidential election. His presidency ended following his re-election defeat to the Republican nominee Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election. At the time of his death at the age of 100, he was the oldest living, longest-lived and longest-married president, and had the longest post-presidency. Carter took office during a period of "stagflation", as the economy experienced a combination of high inflation and slow economic growth. His budgetary policies centered on taming inflation by reducing deficits and government spending. Responding to energy concerns that had persisted through much of the 1970s, his administration enacted a national energy policy designed for long-term energy conservation and the development of alternative...

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