Jimmy Carter - Wikipedia
A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967. He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100.
Georgia Democrats Mourn Passing of President Jimmy Carter
Dec 29, 2024 · Today, DPG Chair Congresswoman Nikema Williams released the following statement: “Georgia Democrats join our state, nation, and the world in mourning the loss of former President Jimmy Carter. President Carter leaves one of …
Jimmy Carter (U.S. president) - Ballotpedia
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. (b. on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia) was the 39th president of the United States. He served from 1977 to 1981. [1] Carter died on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100.
How Jimmy Carter Beat the Odds to Win the 1976 Primary Election - Biography
Dec 30, 2024 · The little-known former Georgia governor tied for 12 th in early polling, but he had the right plan to win the 1976 Democratic primary. A one-term former governor and peanut farmer from...
“Sabotaged by His Own Democratic Party”: Ralph Nader on Jimmy Carter…
Jan 10, 2025 · Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, following a state funeral held in Washington, D.C.
How the man from Plains became governor: The early years of Jimmy Carter
Dec 30, 2024 · Jimmy Carter had left Georgia in 1943 to enroll in the U.S. Naval Academy but resettled in his hometown of Plains after his father died in 1953, just a few months after the elder Carter had been elected to the state House as a Talmadge ally.
Former President Jimmy Carter has died at age 100
Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, 76th governor of Georgia and Nobel Prize-winning global humanitarian dedicated to waging peace, has died at age 100.
Presidency of Jimmy Carter - Wikipedia
Jimmy Carter's tenure as the 39th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1977, and ended on January 20, 1981. Carter, a Democrat from Georgia, took office following his narrow victory over Republican incumbent president Gerald Ford in the 1976 presidential election.His presidency ended following his landslide defeat in …
After Jimmy Carter Won the Presidency, Democrats Lost the South
Dec 30, 2024 · On the day he was sworn in as governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, an ambitious white peanut farmer from rural Sumter County, announced that “the time for racial discrimination is over.”
Research Guides: Jimmy Carter: A Resource Guide: Introduction
Nov 28, 2023 · Born in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 1924, Carter began his political career in the Georgia State Senate (1963-67) and then served as governor of Georgia (1971-75). In 1976, Carter was elected the thirty-ninth President of the United States on the Democratic ticket, defeating the Republican incumbent, Gerald Ford.