jimmy carter domestic policy - north allegheny …...declared “a moral equivalent of war” on...
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Carter Domestic Policy
An Open and Honest Presidency
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Carter’s Economic Problems
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What can President Carter do to fix
the economy immediately?
Limited Options: Little to Nothing
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Another Problem: Oil Shortage
OPEC’s Oil Embargo
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Short Term Energy Solutions:
Presidential Address Declared “a moral equivalent of war” on energy
April 18, 1977
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Department of Energy
Long Term Energy Solutions:
• Develop a national energy policy
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National Energy Act of 1978
• Funded alternative energy research with a tax
on gas guzzling cars
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Does this fix the short term
energy crisis?
NO
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Americans Affected by the Recession
America was suffering from a “crisis of confidence”
July 15, 1979
Presidential Pep Talk
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Another Carter Concern: Education
Department of Education
• Improve education for American students
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Jimmy’s Domestic Policy
The Party is Over!
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1970s: Other Domestic Events
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Nuclear Energy Growing in the 1970s
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Three Mile Island (PA)
Accident: March 28, 1979
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Three Mile Island Accident
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Murder of John Lennon
December 8, 1980
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The Dakota Apartment Complex
New York City
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Lennon’s Peace Vigil (NYC)
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Strawberry Fields Central Park