Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Born in Plains, Georgia, in 1924, he served in the Navy’s nuclear submarine program, ran his family peanut farm, and was governor of Georgia.
A Democrat, Carter campaigned as a Washington outsider in 1976.
Key Moments
He brokered the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1978, signed the Panama Canal treaties, and created the Departments of Energy and Education. The Iran hostage crisis and high inflation marked his final year, and he lost the 1980 election.
Did You Know
Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for decades of humanitarian work and was known for volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. He died on December 29, 2024, at age 100, the longest lived president.
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