President Jimmy Carter addresses joint session of Congress following SALT II Treaty signing
President Jimmy Carter acknowledges the applause from members of Congress and spectators at a Joint Sessin of Congress as he prepares to deliver a speech on June 18, 1979, on the newly singed SALT II Treaty after his return from the Signing in Vienna. (UPI Photo/Larry Rubenstein/Files)
Eleven alleged enemies of the Iranian revolution are executed in Sanandaj, Iran on August 27, 1979. This image was distributed worldwide by United Press International Newspictures (UPI), and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize with the name of the photographer withheld. It has now been confirmed on December 5, 2006, that the photographer was Jahangir Razmi, who is now 57 and lives in Tehran. He worked for the newspaper Ettela'at at the time. The image was taken with a Nikon FE Camera and Nikkor 28mm lens using Kodak ASA 400 Tri-X film. (UPI Photo/Jahangir Razmi/Files)
The Dalai Lama is seen here accepting a gift, a Buddhist plaque, from the Vietnamese congregation during his visit to their pagoda September 18, 1970 in Houston, Texas. His three day visit to Houston was the only stop in a southern state for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader during his trip to the United States. (UPI Photo/F. Carter Smith)
Deng Xiaoping salutes after placing a wreath at the foot of the statue of President Abraham Lincoln.
Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping salutes after placing a wreath at the foot of the statue of President Abraham Lincoln during his sightseeing stop at the Lincoln Memorial 1/31/1979.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy comes down Mt. Tom’s Alpine slide in Holyoke in a roller sled
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy maneuvered his roller sled as he comes down the 380 feet track at Mt. Tom’s Alpine slide in Holyoke on August 7, 1979. Kennedy, his son, daughter, nephews and nieces started his vacation traveling through the western part of the state of Massachusetts. (UPI Photo/Alan Altman/Files)
Jimmy Carter at a Town Meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
With a large American flag behind him, President Jimmy Carter answers questions during a town meeting held at Portmouth High School on April 25, 1979. Over 800 persons attended the meeting. Carter will also attend a state democratic dinner in Manchester, also in New Hampshire. (UPI Photo/Larry Rubenstein/Files)
WAP012006-19 FEBRUARY 1997 - WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, seen here in a 1979 file photo, is greetede by Sen, Frank Church, D. Idaho (right) and Sen. Jacob Javits, R-NY. , arrives at the U.S. Capitol to have lunch with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. UPI cs/files
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., meets with farmers from Virginia who are taking part in the American Agriculture Movement’s protest in Washington, at his office on February 6, 1979. (UPI Photo/Frank Cancellare/Files)
President Carter inspects solar panels installed at the White House
President Carter walks past a set of solar panels on the roof of the White House on June 20, 1979. Carter announced a program of tax credits and financial aid to spur the use of renewable fuels for 20 percent of the nation's energy needs by the year 2000. (UPI Photo/Larry Rubenstein/Files)
WAP013127-19 FEBRUARY 1997 - WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, seen here in a 1979 file photo, shakes hands with President Jimmy Carter. UPI cs/files
Pres. Carter signs the peace treaty as " a Witness" after is has been signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem begin March 26, 1979 in a ceremony on the White house lawn. (UPI Photo/Files)
Jimmy Carter has lunch with Middle East Peace Negotiating team at Blair House
President Jimmy Carter went across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House on October 19, 1979, to have lunch at the Blair House with members of the Israeli and Egyptian peace negotiating teams. Clockwise from upper left are: Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan President Carter Egyptian Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Kamel Hassan Ali Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman Dr. Boutros Ghali, acting Egyptian foreign minister and Egyptian Ambassador Ashraf Ghorbal (UPI Photo/LSD/Files)
CART2002101504 - ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, March 9 (UPI) -- President Jimmy Carter rides with Egyptian President Sadat in a motorcade to the Ras-al-tin Palace on March 9, 1979 in Alexandria, Egypt. Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his humanitarian efforts and success in bringing Egypt and Israel to the peace table in 1979. mk/mk/UPI
President Carter talks with sculptor Robert Berks in front of Albert Einstein statue
President Carter (R) talks with sculptor Robert Berks in front of Berks' statue of Albert Einstein on April 23, 1979 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, where Carter accused Congress of preparing to "hoodwink the American people" by passing a windfall profits tax with multi-billion kickbacks to oil companies. (UPI Photo/Tim Murphy/Files)
King Hussein of Jordan meets with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat in Mafrak
King Hussein of Jordan and the Jordanian Cabinet members meeting the PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and his delegation at an airbase in Mafrak meeting discussed bilateral relations between Jordan and the PLO and the situation in the area on March 17, 1979. (UPI Photo/Darakjian/Files)
Howard Baker seeks the GOP presidential nomination
Senate Republican leader Howard Baker of Tennessee, who seeks the GOP presidential nomination, makes a point during a press conference at the Massachusetts State House on June 28, 1979. Baker announced the formation of the Massachusetts Citizens for Baker campaign in the Bay State. Rep. William Robinson looks on in the back. (UPI Photo/Alan Altman/Files)