Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, was born in Georgia in 1924. He attended the United States Naval Academy and became a senior officer on the Seawolf submarine. After serving in various political positions, he became Governor of Georgia in 1971 and was elected President in 1976. His presidency focused on human rights, mediation, and ecological concerns. Carter is also involved with Habitat for Humanity and founded The Carter Center, a humanitarian think tank. He has authored over 17 books and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
James Earl Carter, born October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia, became the 39th American president. Jimmy Carter attended a Democratic platform focused on racial equality and ecology. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1946. Jimmy Carter entered state politics in 1962 and became Governor of Georgia in 1970, before eventually becoming President of the United States in 1976.
Jimmy Carter attended both Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a U.S. Navy submariner and was promoted to lieutenant. Jimmy Carter became a senior officer on the Seawolf submarine and studied nuclear physics and reactor technology at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
Jimmy Carter was 22 when he married Rosalynn Smith on July 7, 1946; his family eventually included three sons and a daughter. Jimmy Carter resigned from the Navy after his father died in 1953. He moved his family to Plains to manage the Carter family peanut farms. The Carters opened a farm supply company called Carter’s Warehouse while Jimmy Carter served in county education, hospital and library boards in Plains.
Elected to the Georgia state senate in 1962, Jimmy Carter lost the gubernatorial election in 1966, but won his next campaign and became the 76th governor of Georgia on January 12, 1971. He was elected president of the United States on November 2, 1976. Carter’s presidency focused on human rights and mediation as well as ecological concerns. The Carter administration made great progress on peace treaties such as the Panama Canal, the Soviet Union’s SALT II, Camp David, and Israel-Egypt. Jimmy Carter created a new US Department of Energy and environmental protection legislation such as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Jimmy Carter became involved with Habitat for Humanity in 1984 when, as an expert carpenter, he helped renovate a six-story apartment building in New York City for 19 tenants. Since 1984, he and Rosalynn have spent a week a year building homes with Habitat for Humanity, an ecumenical Christian organization whose mission is to provide decent, affordable housing to all people around the world in need. The prospective owners of each home also get busy with the rest of the volunteers to build their home. The Carters’ annual effort for Habitat is called the Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) and they work in a different part of the world each year. The JCWP has helped create strong public awareness of Habitat for Humanity.
Jimmy Carter also founded The Carter Center, a humanitarian think tank for the non-profit promotion of democracy and human rights. The Carter Center is involved in peaceful conflict resolution and disease prevention around the world. Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his significant advances in social justice causes.
Jimmy Carter is the author of over 17 books. He likes spending time with his grandchildren. He also enjoys being a Baptist Sunday School teacher and deacon.
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