Editing Jimmy Carter (section)

=== Transition ===
{{Main|Presidential transition of Jimmy Carter}}
[[File:President Ford and President-Elect Jimmy Carter Walking Through the Rose Garden Prior to Their Meeting to Discuss the Presidential Transition - NARA - 45644333 (1).jpg|thumb|Carter walking with Ford in the [[White House Rose Garden]] following the election, November 22, 1976]]
Preliminary planning for Carter's [[United States presidential transition|presidential transition]] had been underway for months before his election.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burke |first1=John P. |title=The Contemporary Presidency: The Obama Presidential Transition: An Early Assessment |journal=Presidential Studies Quarterly |year=2009 |volume=39 |issue=3 |pages=574–604 |doi=10.1111/j.1741-5705.2009.03691.x |jstor=41427379 |issn=0360-4918|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="Voxtransition1">{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Richard |title=Jimmy Carter changed presidential transitions forever |url=https://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction/2016/10/5/13142390/jimmy-carter-changed-presidential-transitions |website=Vox |access-date=February 4, 2021 |date=October 5, 2016 |archive-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311161151/https://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction/2016/10/5/13142390/jimmy-carter-changed-presidential-transitions |url-status=live}}</ref> Carter had been the first presidential candidate to allot significant funds and a significant number of personnel to a pre-election transition planning effort, which then became standard practice.<ref name="burke2004">{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=John P. |title=Becoming President: The Bush Transition, 2000–2003 |date=2004 |publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers |location=Boulder, Colo. |pages=12, 18 |isbn=978-1-58826-292-9}}</ref> He set a mold that influenced all future transitions to be larger, more methodical and more formal than they were.<ref name="burke2004" /><ref name="Voxtransition1" />

On November 22, 1976, Carter conducted his first visit to Washington, D.C. after being elected, meeting with director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB) [[James Lynn]] and United States secretary of defense [[Donald Rumsfeld]] at the [[Blair House]], and holding an afternoon meeting with President Ford at the [[White House]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19761122&printsec=frontpage |title=Carter in Washington, Meets Lynn, Rumsfield |newspaper=Toledo Blade |date=November 22, 1976 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126211046/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19761122&printsec=frontpage |url-status=live}}</ref> The next day, he conferred with congressional leaders, saying that his meetings with cabinet members had been "very helpful" and that Ford had offered his assistance if he needed anything.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19761123&printsec=frontpage |title=Ford Promises Carter Transition Cooperation |newspaper=Toledo Blade |date=November 23, 1976 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140500/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19761123&printsec=frontpage |url-status=live}}</ref> Relations between Ford and Carter were relatively cold during the transition.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Eksterowicz |first1=Anthony J. |last2=Hastedt |first2=Glenn |title=Modern Presidential Transitions: Problems, Pitfalls, and Lessons for Success |journal=Presidential Studies Quarterly |year=1998 |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=299–319 |jstor=27551861 |issn=0360-4918}}</ref> During his transition, Carter announced the selection of numerous designees for positions in his administration.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19770119&id=UQxPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092,1318484 |title=Carter Announces Nominees For 6 More Top Posts |newspaper=Toledo Blade |date=January 19, 1977 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109062316/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19770119&id=UQxPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092%2C1318484 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A few weeks before his inauguration, Carter moved his peanut business into the hands of trustees to avoid a potential [[conflict of interest]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19770104&printsec=frontpage |title=Carter to quit peanut business |newspaper=The Register-Guard |date=January 4, 1977 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817013657/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19770104&printsec=frontpage |url-status=live}}</ref> He also asked incoming members of his administration to divest themselves of assets through [[blind trust]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=James |date=January 6, 1977 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-carter-ethics-cod/156494024/ |title=Carter Ethics Code Leaves Loopholes |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |access-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091812/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-carter-ethics-cod/156494024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>