Jimmy Carter, who won the U.S. presidency in 1976 after serving one term as the governor of Georgia, brought an eclectic mix of experiences to office. They informed a foreign policy that fit no ...
Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement ... should be a “fundamental tenet of our foreign policy.” Carter wanted to end such American support ...
Carter’s values-based foreign policy seemed more selfless and perhaps even a touch naïve. He didn’t have to withdraw U.S. support to dictators, give up control of the Panama Canal or help ...