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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently in service with the United States Navy.Commissioned in 1977, the ship is the second of ten Nimitz-class aircraft carriers currently in service, and is the first ship named after the 34th President of the United States and General of the Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution , the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . [ 3 ]
Carrier Strike Group 2 (CSG-2 or COMCARSTRKGRU 2) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group, tracing its history originally to 1931.The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is the strike group's current flagship.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter works on a speech for television in the Oval Office of the White House, February 2, 1977. Carter's post-presidency work Carter remained in the public eye after defeat.
Carter (left) with a replica of the USS Jimmy Carter with Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton (right) at a naming ceremony, April 28, 1998. Jimmy Carter has the following vessels named for him; USS Jimmy Carter was named in 2004; Jimmy Carter was the only living president with a submarine named for him Seawolf-class submarine
Carter left the White House with approval ratings worse than Richard Nixon. In the years that followed, he earned back Americans' adoration as a compassionate, Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian
His first steps in the White House went further in this direction: Carter cut the size of the 500-member White House staff by one-third and reduced the perks for the president and cabinet members. [19] He also fulfilled a campaign promise by issuing a "full complete and unconditional pardon" (amnesty) for Vietnam War-era draft evaders. [20]
Jimmy Carter's 100 years of life were filled with memorable events. Here are some of the biggest ones from the 39th president's life. ... White House signing of the resulting Israel-Egypt peace ...