Carter As President

This is the official White House portrait of President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter (1977-81). He was the 39th U.S. president.

This is the official White House portrait of Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, President Carter's wife.

Amy Carter, 9-year-old daughter of U.S. President-elect Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, scratches her nose as she poses for a picture with her parents in Plains, Ga., Sunday, Dec. 6, 1976.

Here is the official White House portrait of President-elect Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn, and Amy.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter pose with President and Mrs. Ford after the final presidential debate, October 22, 1976, in Williamsburg, Va. In the background are Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Carter, the Carters' son and daughter-in-law.

President-elect Carter waves to supporters as he is surrounded by family members at a hotel in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 3, 1976. Carter won the presidential election by 297 electoral votes to 241 for Ford.

President Carter takes the oath of office, as Rosalynn holds the family bible, in January 1977. Administrating the oath is Chief Justice of the U.S. Warren Burger. Looking on, from left, are: outgoing President Gerald Ford, and at right, Vice President Walter Mondale, and former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller.

Amy Carter yawns as she sits on President Carter's lap as they view the Inaugural Parade from the viewing stand near the White House, January 20, 1977. Rosalynn Carter waves, left, along with Vice President Walter Mondale.

President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn use the center of the dance floor in front of the bandstand as they dance at the Inaugural Ball held at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, January 20, 1977. Vice President and Mrs. Walter Mondale are dancing to the left of the Carters.

President Carter laughs with Israel's foreign minister Moshe Dayan Oct. 4, 1977. Earlier, in a speech before the United Nations General Assembly, President Carter publicly supported the legitimate rights of Palestinians for the first time. But he also assured a worried Israel that U.S. support for its security is unquestioned.

Bob Hope and President Carter share a laugh at a White House reception May 24, 1978, honoring the United Service Organizations at which Hope was guest of honor.

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, President Carter, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin clasp hands after signing the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel on March 26, 1979.

President Carter waves as he, Rosalynn, Israeli Prime Minister Begin and his wife, at left, and Egyptian President Sadat and his wife, pause before being seated at a White House state dinner, March 26, 1979, celebrating the signing of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, right, kisses President Carter June 19, 1979, after the two leaders signed the SALT II agreement at the Imperial Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

President Carter jogs with a Secret Service agent at the Prairie Du Chien (Wis.) High School football field in August 1979. The run took place during a stop on his Mississippi River boat trip.

With balloons rising behind him, President Jimmy Carter acknowledges the cheers of campaign supporters at a rally in Texarkana, Texas on Oct. 23, 1980. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is at right. Texarkana was the last of three cities in Carter's one-day campaign swing through Texas.

President Carter, accompanied by Rosalynn, daughter Amy, and grandson Jason, tells supporters at a Washington hotel Nov. 4, 1980 that he has conceded the election to challenger Ronald Reagan.

President Carter and his wife Rosalynn pose with President-elect Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy at the White House, November 20, 1980.

Four former U.S. Presidents and current U.S. President George Bush pose together at the dedication ceremonies for the dedication for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif on Monday, Nov. 5, 1991. From left are former presidents George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon.