Jimmy Carter (full name James Earl Carter) was the 39th president of the United States who served as president during a time of serious problems both home and abroad. His inability to deal with those problems led to a defeat in his attempt for reelection. However, his work in diplomacy and advocacy earned himself the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002.
Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946 with a Bachelor of Science degree and joined the United States Navy, where he served on submarines. Carter opposed racial segregation and supported the growing civil rights movement. In the general election, Carter ran as an outsider and narrowly defeated Republican President Gerald Ford.
In 1982, Carter established the Carter Center to promote human rights. He traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, monitor elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. Carter is considered a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity charity. Carter is the longest-lived president, the longest-retired president, the first to live forty years after their inauguration, and the first to reach the age of 95.
Fun Facts:
- Carter gave up his military career to save his family's peanut farm.
- Harry Truman was an idol of Carter's.
- Carter was very contradictory during his presidency.
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