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James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party , Carter was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967.
Carter died Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. In November 2023, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner's wife of 77 years, ... James Earl Carter Jr. was born on Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains to Earl ...
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr, a naval officer, Nobel Peace Prize winner and peanut farm operator who became governor of Georgia and later the 39th president of the United States, has died.
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr, a naval officer, Nobel Peace Prize winner and peanut farm operator who became governor of Georgia and later the 39th president of the United States, has died.
“James Earl Carter, Jr., was a man of deeply held convictions. He was loyal to his family, his community, and his country. President Carter dignified the office.
James Earl Carter Jr. lived more than 80 of his 100 years in and around the town, which still has fewer than 700 people, not much more than when he was born on Oct. 1, 1924. Some other modern presidents — Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton — also grew up in small-town settings, but Carter stands out for returning and remaining in ...
James Earl Carter Jr. was born in Plains on Oct. 1, 1924, the son of a grocer and a registered nurse. He was a studious boy who avoided trouble and began working at his father’s store at the age ...
Earl employed Black tenant farming families. The elder Carter also owned a store in Plains and was a local civic and political leader. Lillian was a nurse and she delivered Rosalynn. The property still includes a tennis court Earl had built for the family. It was Earl's death in 1953 that set Jimmy on course toward the Oval Office.