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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Jimmy Carter: The Mistreatment of Women Is the Number One

For Students 9th - 10th
With his signature resolve, former US President Jimmy Carter dives into three unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women and girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the world, both developed and developing.
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Other

Jimmy Carter Library: Information About Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
Eighteen links to pages with biographical information about Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter including information before, during, and after his presidency.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Rosalynn Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2001 for her work in advocating mental health, Rosalynn Carter is the wife of former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter. Here you can read about her early life and work as first lady both of...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Jimmy Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Jimmy Carter and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: Rosalynn Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical essay on Rosalynn Carter, wife of President Jimmy Carter. Delves into her early years, her family and marriage, the White House years, and her later life.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Historically significant collection of political cartoons featuring U.S. Presidents from Library of Congress online teacher-student resources.
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Baertracks

Creative Quotations: Jimmy Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the quotes of former President Jimmy Carter.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Jimmy Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
View pictures from the National Historic Site of Jimmy Carter's home town of Plains, Georgia. Museum consists of his high school, campaign headquarters, and boyhood farm.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Cold War History: Nixon, Ford, and Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events of the Cold War during the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Jimmy Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of America's thirty-ninth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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University of Texas at Austin

U of Texas: Photojournalism and the American Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.
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White House Historical Association

The White House Historical Association: The Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete biographies and photos of all past presidents.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).
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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1980 Reagan vs. Carter vs. Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
"Are you better off today than you were four years ago?"View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1980electionthat included the slogans"The Time Is Now for Strong Leadership" and "Re-Elect President Carter on November 4"....
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour: The Final Fight Against Guinea Worm Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Former President Jimmy Carter visits Sudan on his campaign to end water-borne guinea worm, a debilitating parasite infection.
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Jimmy Carter Library & Museum: State of the Union Address 1979

For Students 9th - 10th
President Carter, in his 1979 State of the Union Address, comments on SALT II and the arms race.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Working for the Party | 60 Second Presidents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity focuses on the influence party system has on American presidents. Some presidents were willing to do whatever their party said, while others were much more independent. Young scholars will view videos...
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Curated OER

University of Virginia: American President: Jimmy Carter (1924 )

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Image of President Jimmy Carter.
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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917 2002)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biogrpahical material on the life and work of Cyrus Vance, a U.S. diplomat and Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter. Vance is known for his attempts to negotiate with other countries, focussing on human rights in his efforts...
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: The Carter Years

For Students 9th - 10th
This site on the Carter years discusses how elected to the presidency because of his status as a "Washington outsider," Jimmy Carter failed to pull the country out of its economic quagmire and spent just one term as president.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Jimmy Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Portrait Gallery explores the facets of presidential actions toward the Cold War. Click on Jimmy Carter to watch a short video where he expresses his support for human rights across the world. The end of the video shows the...
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1976

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1976 won by Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter.
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Digital History

Digital History: No Islands of Stability

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a source on the relationship between Carter/the US and Iran. Provides background information on the friendship between the US and Iran, the revolution in Iran, and the Iran hostage crisis that ended Carter's presidency.
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Other

A&sp: Avoiding the Burden the Carter Doctrine in Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Air and Space Power contains a wealth of information on the Carter Doctrine. Information is very long and in-depth and covers a wide range of topics, but is very pertinent to Carter's doctrine.