Jimmy Carter's Speech

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Jimmy Carter was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. Though he was not born into a wealthy family he worked hard in order to get where he wanted to be. In high school he graduated first in his class, being valedictorian and representing both his family and friends was an honor to him. After high school Carter attended Georgia Institute of Technology and after college enrolled himself in the US Naval Academy and graduated in the top of his class. After his education Jimmy Carter began his public career as the chairman of Sumter County school board in Georgia. From there he then served as the chairman of the county hospital authority, as president of the Plains Development Corporation, and as president of the Crop Improvement Association. In the 1960s Jimmy Carter served two terms in the Georgia Senate from the fourteenth district of Georgia and in 1962 was elected for state Senate. After one term Carter decided to run for Governor of Georgia and on January 12,…show more content…
Jimmy Carter also explained how there are 30,000 nuclear weapons world-wide and how our country possesses 12,000 and Russia possesses 16,000 weapons. Throughout his speech Carter stated how he was against the use of nuclear weapons and he “would characterize the US nuclear weapons policy as immoral, illegal, military unnecessary and dreadfully dangerous” (Carter, Speech). Jimmy Carter also addressed the steps that need to be taken in order to avoid the emergence of nuclear arm, some of those steps being elimination of short range missiles, security for all weapons, control of nuclear fuel, and increased warning time to prevent accidental launch of a nuclear weapon. Jimmy Carter believes that it is very important to adopt this goal as our own and support the elimination of nuclear weapons in the world

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