— BIRTH NAME: James Earl Carter, Jr.
— BORN: October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, making him the first U.S. president delivered in a hospital. Notably, he is the first president to live for an entire century.
— EDUCATION: Attended Plains High School (1939-1941), Georgia Southwestern College (1941-1942), Georgia Institute of Technology (1942-1943), the U.S. Naval Academy (1943-1946, class of 1947), and Union College (1952-1953).
— PRESIDENCY: Assumed office as the 39th president of the United States on January 20, 1977, at 52 years of age, after winning the 1976 election against Gerald R. Ford. He served until January 20, 1981, when he lost the 1980 election to Ronald Reagan.
— POST-PRESIDENCY: Founded The Carter Center in 1982, began volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in 1984, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He taught at Emory University for 37 years, receiving tenure in 2019 at the age of 94.
— OTHER ELECTED OFFICES: Served as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967 and as Georgia’s governor from 1971 to 1975.
— OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Served in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant from 1946 to 1953; worked as a farmer and warehouseman in Plains, Georgia, from 1953 to 1977.
— FAMILY: Married to Rosalynn Smith Carter on July 7, 1946, until her passing on November 19, 2023. They had three sons—John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), and Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff)—as well as a daughter, Amy Lynn, and are survived by 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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