 Ngati NSA, anathandiza a Carter kuyendetsa nkhani za dziko lapansi monga Camp David Accords mchaka cha 1978; kukhazikitsa maubwenzi wa Amlika ndi China kumapeto kwa 1970, kusintha zinthu ku Irani kumene kunadzetsa vuto la anthu ogwidwa ndi adani chaka cha 1979 komanso boma la Soviet kugonjetsa dziko la Afghanistan chaka cha 1979. 