Less than two weeks into his presidency, Jimmy Carter sat before a crackling fire in a cardigan sweater and asked Americans to make sacrifices in the face of natural gas shortages and a brutally ...

In response, Carter made energy independence and conservation central policies of his administration. He wore a sweater — preserved at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum — during ...

Carter's use of sweaters perhaps did change the etiquette of clothes, offering a middle ground between each movement. amy kossover Jimmy Carter visits Capricorn Records during the production of ...

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States ... Shortly after Carter took office in 1977, he delivered what has become known as the "sweater speech." Sitting by a lit fireplace, he ...

Jimmy Carter, the longest living former president ... He later addressed the nation in 1977 wearing a sweater. Carter’s initial priority would be energy efficiency to ease what he called ...

Former President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday ... Yes, he is well-known for wearing a sweater and turning down the thermostat in the White House (and asking Americans to do the same).

He sat by a fireplace, wore a cardigan sweater and addressed the country on television. (SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH) JIMMY CARTER: All of us must learn to waste less energy. Simply by keeping our ...

Famous for wearing sweaters to dramatize how he'd turned ... As Alter characterized it, "The roof caved in on Jimmy Carter." And so, Carter would lose to the upbeat message of Ronald Reagan.

President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter walk ... Mr. Carter wore a beige wool cardigan sweater — ignoring his wife’s pleas to put on a blue blazer. He ended perks for senior ...

Too often, we remember Carter’s awkward style (such as the cardigan sweater, which was popular ... thanks to Carter’s efforts. Jimmy Carter’s willingness to peer over the horizon and be ...