PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Presidents
This site from the PBS "The Presidents" provides detailed biographies of several of the most popular or most infamous U.S. presidents throughout history. Selected presidents include Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Lyndon...
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Evangelicals and the American Presidency
Billy Graham's unprecedented access to U.S. presidents ushered in a new era of evangelical influence in American politics.
Digital History
Digital History: Foreign Policy Triumphs
The Camp David Accords and the Panama Canal Treaty are two of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy achievements are discussed in this web-article.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Camp David Accords
Information detailing the Camp David Accords between President Jimmy Carter and leaders from Israel and Egypt signed on September 17, 1978, and opening the door to peaceful conflict resolutions in the Middle East.
Curated OER
Jimmy Carter
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.
A&E Television
History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
A&E Television
History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
BBC
Bbc: Carter Wins Panama Canal Battle
A news article originally published on April 18, 1978 entitled Carter wins Panama Canal Battle. The article tells about President Carter's work with Panama's leaders as well as information about the canal and its history.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Camp David Accords
Read detailed facts about the peace talks between Egypt and Israel mediated by Jimmy Carter in 1978.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Searching for a Framework
An excellent documentary on the Camp David Accords from ibiblio.org. Site provides content on the Israeli State, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, American Diplomatic Efforts, Carter Administration Effort, Negotiations, and the Camp David...
Other
International Activities: Nicaragua
Contains a summary of the U.S. foreign relations with Nicaragua during Carter's presidency. Focuses mainly on the U.S.'s monitoring of elections.
CNN
Cnn: The Reagan Years: Inside the White House
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site provides you with brief explanations of the US in 1980, the 1980 presidential election and assorted topics of Reagan's presidency including the assassination attempt, the...
University of Maryland
Howard County History Labs: The Iran Hostage Crisis [Pdf]
Using primary source material, students will analyze how foreign policy decisions affect the public's opinion of U.S. Presidents.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Election of 1980
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1980 won by Republican candidate, Ronald Reagan.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Foreign Woes
Read about the one bright spot in President Carter's administration's handling of foreign affairs, and find out about the several events that caused challenges to American dominance in the world.
BBC
Bbc: Tehran Hostage Rescue Mission Fails
A short synopsis of the top-secret rescue mission ordered by Carter to free the Americans held hostage in Iran.
Curated OER
Photo of President Carter
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.
270 To Win
270towin: 1976 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1976 won by Jimmy Carter, the first president elected from the Deep South since Zachary Taylor in 1848.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Sickened Economy
The U.S. economy in the 1970s staggered and fell in the 1970s. Read about the reasons for the depressed economy marked by high inflation and high unemployment.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Panama Canal Treaty Signed
The Panama Canal was a short-cut through the tip of South America. Use this site to find out who built it and why.
Other
The Odyssey: Us Trek: Ultimate Anti Americanism: The Iran Hostage Crisis
An account of the events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis told from the viewpoint of an Iranian family caught up in the revolution.
CNN
Cnn: Timeline of Iran in the 20th Century
CNN offers a good timeline covering Iran's history in the last century. Includes lots of information on the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery: Hyman George Rickover
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery provides some biographical information about Hyman George Rickover, United States Navy Admiral, along with pictures of his meeting President Carter and his headstone.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Camp David Accords, Framework for Peace
A tour of the preparation for, and the day-by-day events of the Camp David negotiations from Ibiblio.org. At times, the summary of events is linked to the Presidential "Daily Diary" showing the president's daily activities. Read about...