Jimmy Carter (born James Earl Carter, Jr., on October 1, 1924, age 99) was the 39th President of the United States of America, defeating Republican nominee Gerald Ford in 1976. A relatively unknown, Carter finished second in the crowded Iowa Caucuses behind "Undecided" and was declared the...
With her frail husband as a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest friends at her funeral in Plains, Georgia, the same tiny town where she and Jimmy Carter were born. November 30, 2023 Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies and presidents...
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James Earl Carter, the son of a peanut farmer, was born in Plains, Georgia, on 1st October, 1924. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946 and worked for several years on the nation's nuclear submarine program. When his father died of cancer in 1953, Carter resigned his...
That boom has not reached Plains, where Carter has lived more than 80 of his 100 years. His wife Rosalynn, who died in 2023 at age 96, also was born in Plains. Their town comprised fewer than 500 people in the 1920s and has about 700 today; much of the local economy revolves aroun...
James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. His father, James Sr., went by Earl and was a hardworking peanut farmer who owned his own small plot of land as well as a warehouse and store. His mother, Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter, also went by her middle ...
James Earl Carter Jr. was born Oct. 1, 1924 in Plains, where he lives in the same one-story home he and Rosalynn built in the early 1960s, before his first election to the Georgia state Senate. The former first lady, also from Plains, died last November at 96. About 25 family mem...
Born:October 1, 1924 Birthplace:Plains, Georgia Died:n/a Occupations:Naval officer, peanut farmer Political Party:Democratic Spouse:Rosalynn Smith A Peanut Farmer Leads the Nation The39th president of the United Stateshad one of the most interesting backgrounds of all the modern presidents. Before...
James Earl Carter Jr. was born Oct. 1, 1924 in Plains, where he lives in the same one-story home he and Rosalynn built in the early 1960s, before his first election to the Georgia state Senate. The former first lady, also from Plains, died last November at 96. ...
That boom has not reached Plains, where Carter has lived more than 80 of his 100 years. His wife Rosalynn, who died in 2023 at age 96, also was born in Plains. Their town comprised fewer than 500 people in the 1920s and has about 700 today; much of the local economy...