Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign

Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign was a successful campaign for Carter and his running mate Walter Mondale's election as President and Vice President of the United States. They beat the incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford and his running mate Bob Dole.

Jimmy Carter for President
1976 Democratic Campaign Logo
Campaign	U.S. presidential election, 1976
Candidate	Jimmy Carter 76th Governor of Georgia (1971-1975) Walter Mondale Senator from Minnesota (1964-1976)
Affiliation	Democratic Party
Status	Launched bid: December 12, 1974 Secured nomination: July 15, 1976 Won election: November 2, 1976 Inaugurated: January 20, 1977
Headquarters	Plains, Georgia
Key people	Hamilton Jordan (Campaign manager) Patrick Caddell (Pollster)
Slogan	Why not the Best?

Carter, a Democrat and Governor of Georgia launched his presidential bid in December 1974. In the break of the Watergate scandal, the declining popularity of President Ford because of his pardon of Richard Nixon.

His opponents made fun of his supporters by saying, "Jimmy, who?". In response to it, Carter started to say "My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for president".

Jimmy Carter 1976 Presidential Campaign Media

• Carter Mondale 1976 campaign logo 2.svg

  Carter Mondale 1976 campaign logo 2

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  Jimmy Carter presidential campaign, 1976

• Birch Bayh and Joe Biden 1976 letter in support of Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign.jpg

  Undated letter from Senators Joe Biden and Birch Bayh, showing their support for Carter.

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  Campaign flyer from Democratic Party presidential primary

• Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale at the Democratic National Convention, New York City

• President Ford and Senator Dole

• Carter and Ford in a debate, September 23, 1976.jpg

  Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford in 1976 presidential debate

• US 1976 presidential election.svg

  Electoral college results for 1976 U.S. presidential election.

• Photograph of President Gerald Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, President-Elect Jimmy Carter, and Rosalynn Carter... - NARA - 186838.tif

  President-elect Carter and Rosalynn Carter meets with outgoing President Gerald Ford and First lady Betty Ford.