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Who Was Jimmy Carter?

Quick Facts

Early Life: Family and Education

Navy Man Turned Peanut Farmer

Accomplishments as a Georgia Politician

1976 Presidential Campaign

Presidency

Humanitarian Work through The Carter Center

Wife and Children

Books and Hobbies

Health Challenges

Hospice and Death

Who Was Jimmy Carter?

Jimmy Carter was the 39 th president of the United States and served as the nation’s chief executive from 1977 to 1981, a time of serious problems at home and abroad. Carter’s perceived mishandling of these issues led to defeat in his bid for reelection. He later turned to diplomacy and advocacy, founding The Carter Center in 1982 with his late wife, Rosalynn . For these efforts, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002. Carter wrote m

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