JIMMY CARTER
BORN 1924

Democrat James Earl Carter, Jr. was the 39th president of the United States, which covered the years 1977 to 1981.

On December 2, 1977, Jimmy Carter had nice words for fellow Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey. Check here for Carter's speech, To Hubert H. Humphrey.


In 1979, Jimmy Carter signed SALT II, a missile reduction agreement with the Soviet Union.

In 2002 the Nobel Prize for Peace was his.


JIMMY CARTER'S FAMILY
Jimmy's father was Earl Carter. His mother was Lillian Gordy Carter. Father Earl was a professional peanut seller. Mother Lillian was a nurse. Jimmy married Rosalynn Smith.


JIMMY CARTER BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
1924, October 1 - Birth at Plains, Georgia, USA
1946 - Graduation from U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland and U.S. Navy
1953 Goes back to the family's peanut farm after father Earl dies
1962 Senator
1964 Re-elected senator
1970 Governor
1977 President
1981 Ronald Reagan becomes 40th president

Check the US Election Map 1796 - 1968.

Check Governments in History Chart.

Here is Jimmy Carter's Address to the Nation on Energy, from April 18, 1977: