Carter's career in the navy started with serving on battleships, but later was accepted for nuclear submarine duty, but after his father died resigned to run the family farm. His introduction to the political arena started in 1962 and within eight years was governor of Georgia. Shortly after his last term as governor he ran for president and won over the then elect Gerald Ford. Shortly after Carter's election he began to remove some of the previous perks of office as he thought them to be extravagant. A few of his programs included better domestic affairs and creating a national energy policy. He was a firm believer of civil service reform and improving the environment.

His expansion of the national park created more area within Alaskan. Carter also created the Department of Education, and improved the Social Security system, and hired minorities to Government jobs. During his term, two major events took place and they were the Panama Canal treaties and the Camp David Accord. A few problems that plagued his term were pardoning of Vietnam draft resisters and Iran hostage crisis. He was the first president since 1932 to lose his bid for re-election. Upon leaving the presidency Carter returned home and wrote a few books such as "Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President" and "The Blood of Abraham". He also maintained a connection with government serving as an ambassador for an assortment of international missions and give advice to presidents on Middle East and human rights issues.