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Jimmy Carter, born 1924

 

Jimmy Carter (born 1924)

 

 

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




JIMMY CARTER HIGHLIGHTS

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.


 

On June 18, 1979, Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev met at Vienna where they signed  SALT II, a missile reduction agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.


On July 15, 1979, Jimmy Carter delivered his
Crisis of Confidence Speech, nationwide televised.
 


In 2002, Carter received the
Nobel Prize for Peace.


 

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.

 

Wee Jimmy Carter and Dog Bozo, 1937
Wee Jimmy Carter and Dog Bozo, 1937
Jimmy Carter Library


 

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.



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

 


 

 

See also the American Timeline.

 

 

 



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