Four American Presidents have won the Nobel Peace
Prize.
President Woodrow Wilson--Wilson won the peace
prize for his work in founding the League of Nations
President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt--President
Roosevelt negotiated a peace treaty ending the bloody war
between Japan and Russia.
President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter--Carter won
the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his many
accomplishement in promoting peace and human rights,
including the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
President Barack Obama--According to the Nobel
Prize Committee, President Obama won the award for
"efforts to strengthen international diplomacy," his
"vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons"
and for inspiring hope and creating "a new climate in
international politics."
Video
of the announcement of President Obama's winning of the
Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.
Video
of President Obama's comments upon winning the 2009.
Nobel Peace Prize
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