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At age 99, he is both the oldest living former U.S. president and the longest-lived president in U.S. history. Carter was born and raised in Plains, Georgia. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and joined the U.S. Navy 's submarine service. Carter returned home afterward and revived his family's peanut-growing business.
James Earl Carter Jr. ( Plains, Georgia; 1 de octubre de 1924) es un expolítico y humanitario estadounidense del Partido Demócrata que fue el trigésimo noveno presidente de los Estados Unidos (1977-1981); antes había ejercido de gobernador del estado de Georgia (1971-1975) y de senador en la Asamblea General de Georgia (1962-1966).
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Jimmy Carter served as the 39th president of the United States, from 1977 to 1981, which was a time of serious problems at home and abroad. He was also awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002. Learn about the key events of his life.
Who is Jimmy Carter's wife?
Jimmy Carter married Rosalynn Smith on July 7, 1946. She became one of the most politically astute and active of all American first ladies and a strong mental health advocate.
Why was Jimmy Carter awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace?
Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002 for his work in diplomacy and advocacy, both during and after his presidency.
What was Jimmy Carter's role in the Camp David Accords?
The son of Earl Carter, a peanut warehouser who had served in the Georgia state legislature, and Lillian Gordy Carter, a registered nurse who went to India as a Peace Corps volunteer at age 68, Carter attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology before graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1946. After marrying Rosalynn Smith (Rosalynn Carter)—who came from Carter’s small hometown, Plains, Georgia—he embarked on a seven-year career in the U.S. Navy, serving submarine duty for five years. He was preparing to become an engineering officer for the submarine Seawolf in 1953 when his father died. Carter resigned his commission and returned to Georgia to manage the family peanut farm operations.
Beginning his political career by serving on the local board of education, Carter won election as a Democrat to the Georgia state senate in 1962 and was reelected in 1964. In 1966 he failed in a bid for the governorship and, depressed by this experience, found solace in Evangelical Christianity, becoming a born-again Baptist.
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Prior to running again for governor and winning in 1970, Carter at least tacitly adhered to a segregationist approach. However, in his inaugural address he announced that “the time for racial discrimination is over” and proceeded to open Georgia’s government offices to Blacks—and to women. As governor, he reorganized the existing maze of state agencies and consolidated them into larger units while introducing stricter budgeting procedures for them. In the process he came to national attention, finding his way onto the cover of Time magazine as a symbol of both good government and the “New South.”
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22 de sept. de 2023 · Sea cual sea la razón, a siete meses de haber comenzado a recibir cuidados paliativos, Jimmy Carter sigue con nosotros, muchas gracias. De hecho, cumplirá 99 años en poco más de una semana.
20 de nov. de 2023 · Jimmy Carter served as the 39 th president of the United States, from 1977 to 1981, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his humanitarian work around the world.
Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born Oct. 1, 1924, in the small farming town of Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery.
1 de oct. de 2021 · Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former President, turns 97 on Friday. The 39th President is spending the day at home in Plains, Georgia, a spokeswoman for The Carter Center said.
