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| Award Presidential Medal of Freedom Kissinger, Henry Alfred |  |
| Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Rice, Condoleezza | |
| Works in the State Department during the Carter administration, as an intern in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Chief Executive Officer Rumsfeld, Donald Henry | |
| Skokie Appointed Chief Executive Officer, President, and then Chairman of G.D. Searle & Company, a worldwide pharmaceutical company based in Skokie, Illinois |
| Composition of Beach Boys Wilson, Brian | |
| The Beach Boys release the LP "Love You", a collection of 14 songs mostly written by Brian Wilson |
| Composition of Wonder Wonder, Stevie | |
| Records "Sir Duke", reaches no 1 in the USA |
| Death of Callas, Maria Callas, Maria | |
| Paris Death of Maria Callas |
| Death of Mohrenschildt, George de Mohrenschildt, George de | |
| 29th Mar Death of George de Mohrenschildt, commits suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with a shotgun |
| Death of Presley, Elvis Aaron Presley, Elvis Aaron | |
| 16th Aug Memphis Death of Elvis Aaron Presley, at his mansion in Memphis |
| Election Carter, Jimmy | |
| Georgia Defeats Gerald Ford by 297 electoral votes to 240 |
| Defeats Gerald Ford by 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240 |
| Government Vance, Cyrus | |
| Washington Appointed Secretary of State |
| Health Ali, Muhammad | |
| Ali's doctor Ferdie Pacheco advises Ali to retire after beginning to see signs of Ali's reflexes slowing down |
| Health Pacheo, Ferdie | |
| Ali's doctor Ferdie Pacheco advises Ali to retire after beginning to see signs of Ali's reflexes slowing down |
| Inauguration of Carter Carter, Jimmy | |
| 20th Jan Inaugurated President of the USA |
| Nobel Prize Vleck, John Hasbrouck van | |
| The Winner of the Nobel Prize for physics for studies of atomic structure & magnetism |
| Oscar Dunaway, Faye | |
| Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Network" |
| Pardon Draft Dodgers Carter, Jimmy | |
| 21st Jan Issues a pardon to all Americans who had evaded conscription in the Vietnam war |
| Pardon Vietnam Draft Evaders Carter, Jimmy | |
| 21st Jan Vietnam draft evaders are granted a full pardon by President Carter |
| Performance Presley Presley, Elvis Aaron | |
| 26th June Indianapolis Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career |
| Photograph Oswald Mohrenschildt, Jeanne de | |
| 1st April Gives the House Select Committee on Assassinations a photograph taken of Oswald by his wife Marina holding a rifle |
| 1st April Hands over a photo with the words "Copyright Geo do M"' & a Russian phrase,"'Hunter of fascists, ha-ha-ha!" |
| President Carter, Jimmy | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 39th President |
| President Rumsfeld, Donald Henry | |
| Awarded the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Publication of Cain Cain, James | |
| Publication of, "Rainbows End" |
| Publication of Sagan Sagan, Carl Edward | |
| Publicatio of, "The Dragons of Eden" |
| Secretary Treasury Blumenthal, Michael | |
| Appointed Secretary of the Treasury |
| Trial of Helms Helms, Richard | |
| Washington Convicted by a Congress ional Committee for divulging secrets to the public |
| US Open Evert Lloyd, Christine | |
| Winner of the women's USAtennis open |
