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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
As far as negative about Carter, only a few things that stick in my mind about President Carter is the long gas lines I had to sit in. When I was growing up there were 4 corner gas stations on most intersection in the San Fernando Valley. The gas crisis reduced those to 1.
Another item which I'm not 100% sure about but understand that some of it had to have happened on his watch is the S&L crisis of the early 80s.
The biggest thing from President Carter's presidency that I remember is the 444 days of captivity of the American hostages in Iran. The failed military recovery that didn't even get close to a recovery attempt.
In my opinion, it is the hostages and the gas crisis that did in President Carter, I don't see the martyr aspect of him hiring Paul Volcker as the reason.
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Carter did not receive the Nobel Prize in 2002 for his actions as president, but rather for the work of the Carter Center for the last 20+ years.
* Promoting human rights and working with refugees in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, ...
* Mediating fair elections in Haiti, Guyana, Suriname, Paraguay...
* Serving as Clinton's informal ambassador and facilitating a peaceful settlement in Bosnia
* Working with Habitat for Humanity around the world
But even his presidency was recognized for his emphasis on human rights as central to foreign policy and his accomplishment in bringing peace between Egypt and Israel with the Camp David accords.