Jimmy Carter: A brief bio

— BIRTH NAME: James Earl Carter Jr.

— BORN: October 1, 1924, at the Wise Clinic in Plains, Georgia, the first American president to be born in a hospital. He would become the first president he lived for a whole century.

– EDUCATION: Plains High School, Plains, Georgia, 1939-1941; Georgia Southwestern College, America, Georgia, 1941-1942; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1942-1943; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1943-1946 (class of 1947); Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1952-1953.

– PRESIDENCY: Sworn in as the 39th President of the United States at the age of 52 years, 3 months, and 20 days on January 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. Left office on January 20 1981, after losing in the 1980 general election to Ronald Reagan.

– POST-PRESIDENTSHIP: Launched the Carter Center in 1982. Began volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in 1984. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Taught for 37 years at Emory University, where he got tenure in 2019, at the age of 94.

– OTHER ELECTED POSITIONS: Georgia State Senator, 1963-1967; Governor of Georgia, 1971-1975.

– OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Served in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant, 1946-53; Farmer, warehouseman, Plains, Georgia, 1953-1977.

– FAMILY: Wife, Rosalynn Smith Cartermarried July 7, 1946 until her death on November 19, 2023. They had three sons, John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff); a daughter, Amy Lynn; and 11 living grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

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Source: Jimmy Carter Library & Museum