Born: October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia

College/University: Georgia Southwestern College; Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S. Naval Academy, Union College

Religion: Baptist

Occupation/Profession: Peanut farmer, Sunday school teacher

Military Rank: Lieutenant

Spouse: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith

Children: John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffery (Jeff), and Amy Lynn Carter

President number: 39th

Political Party: Democrat

Runner Up: Gerald Ford

Vice President: Walter Mondale

Age at Inauguration: 52

Served: 1977-1981

Number of terms: 1

Other offices/commissions: Governor of Georgia

Other Interesting Facts and Trivia:

– Carter was the first American president to be born in a hospital.

– Carter grew up on a peanut farm in Georgia.

– Carter is the only U.S. president to have lived in housing subsidized for the poor.

– Carter served as a Christian Sunday school teacher throughout his life.

– After high school, Carter went to the United States Naval Academy and became a nuclear submarine engineer.

– During his presidency there was an energy crisis causing a shortage of gasoline and high prices.

– In 1979, 52 Americans were captured at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran by a group of Islamic students and militants. They weren’t released until the day Carter left office.

– In 2002, after his presidency, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work “to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development” through The Carter Center.

 

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