When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land.
DescriptionAmerican politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)
AliasesJimmy E. Carter; James Earl Carter Jr.; James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr; James E. Carter; Jimmy Earl Carter; James Carter; James Earl Carter; 39th President of the United States; James Earl "Jimmy" Carter; President Carter; President Jimmy Carter; James E. Carter Jr.; James Earle Carter; James "Jimmy" Carter; James Earl (Jimmy) Carter; James Earl Carter, Jr.
AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; United Nations Prize In The Field Of Human Rights; Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize; Congressional Space Medal Of Honor; Indira Gandhi Prize; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal; Philadelphia Liberty Medal; American Peace Award; Delta Prize For Global Understanding; International Mediation Medal; Ansel Adams Award