The Philosophies Of Jimmy Carter And Ronald Reagan

Jimmy Carter established his foreign policy in the firm belief of moral principles and human rights. Fink (2002) stated that Carter “firmly established human rights as an essential component of policy both at home and abroad” (para.21). Jimmy Carter greatly referenced his belief within his politics. On the other hand, Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy consisted more of America being the country to fear. Reagan’s philosophy was to “demonstrate U.S. readiness to use military force abroad” (OpenStax, 2014, p.943). Despite the differences in their philosophies, both Carter and Reagan used power and influence for the betterment of the nation and its people. Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter both had successes and failures during their presidential eras, just as all president’s experience. During Carter’s campaign, he

In 1978, he also orchestrated the signing of the Camp David Accords which “resulted in the drafting of a historic peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in 1979” (OpenStax, 2014, p.923). Jimmy Carter also had his share of failures during his presidency. He held the U.S. to boycott the Summer Olympics of 1980, being held in Moscow, due to invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. He requested other countries to uphold this allegiance with him, however, most did not and about half of the American public supported Carter of this exclusion. In 1979, there was an invasion of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and he failed to extract American hostages; they were eventually released the first day of Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Ronal Reagan’s presidency also saw it’s share of successes and failures. In 1983, Reagan sent soldiers to Lebanon, attempting to help reinstate command from an Israeli