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1976 Election
Carter wins the 1976 election over Gerald Ford -
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Presidency
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Inauguration
Jimmy Carter gets officially inaugurated as president of the United States -
Pardon of Draft dodgers
Pardoned all Vietnam draft dodgers -
Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977
Carter signed the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977 which authorized the federal government to take control of interstate natural gas transmission. -
Energy Act of 1978
In the early 70s OPEC placed an oil embargo on the U.S and plunged the country into a oil crisis. Gas shortages plagued the nation and crater needed to come up with a solution. He introduced the national energy act of 1978.
This placed a higher tax on on inefficient cars. Deregulated oil prices. directed funding for alternative fuel research. placed focus on nuclear energy. Carter also added the Department of Energy Cabinet position added to Executive Branch -
Camp David Accords
A treaty signed by Carter Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. It established peace between Israel and Egypt. -
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
coordinated equal opportunity programs to eliminate nepotism and discrimination in the workplace and reaffirmed the merit system selection process/ -
SALT II Treaty
This treaty placed various restrictions on nuclear powers in the US and USSR. -
Department Of Education
Established the cabinet level position for the Department Of Education. -
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
This issued act from Carter protected more than 100 million acres of land doubled the size of the wildlife refuge system and the nations park.