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The Life of Jimmy Carter


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Early Life

1924: Born in in Plains, Georgia

He was the 7thGeneration of Carters to livein Georgia

His Father was a ean!t far"er an#$!siness"an, his "other was a n!rse%


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E#!&ation

'tten#e# !$li& s&hool, Georgia(o!thwestern College, Georgia)nstit!te of *e&hnology%

)n1946 he re&eive# a #egree fro"+( aval '&a#e"y


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1946Carter "arrie# -osalynn ("ith

1946 Carter enters the avy

Carter serve# as a s!$"ariner, in $oth the 'tlanti& an#

Pa&i.& /eets

He serve# in the n!&lear s!$"arine rogra" in(&hene&ta#y ew 0or

1953after seven years in the navy3 Carter ret!rne#

to Georgia !on the #eath of his father


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1953-1962 +on his ret!rn to Georgia he too over Carterfar"s

He an# his wife ran Carters 5areho!se6 a see# an# far"s!ly &o"any

't this ti"e, Carter $e&a"e involve# in &o""!nity an#&o!nty lea#ershi

1962: Carter is ele&te# into Georgia (enate

1966: Carter !ns!&&essf!lly r!ns for Georgia Governorshi 1971: Carter wins Georgia Governorshi after 2n#

&a"aign

1974: Carter serves as e"o&rati& ational Co""ittee&a"aign &hair"an for #e"o&rati& g!$ernatiorial an#&ongressional ra&es%


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December 1974: Carter anno!n&es &an#i&a&yfor Presi#en&y

(enator 5alter F 8on#ale $e&o"es his r!nning"ate%

November 1976: Carter is ele&te# Presi#ent


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*he Presi#en&y 19776191

8aor Events in&l!#e: Create# the eart"ent of Energy

Pana"a Canal treaties

Ca" avi# '&&or#s

('L* )) treaty Esta$lish"ent of +( #ilo"ati& relations with the

P-C

-eorgani;ation eart"ent of E#!&ation

8aor environ"ental rote&tion legislation


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1982: Carter is aointe# +niversity

isting!ishe# Professor at E"ory +niversity

1982: Carter fo!n#s *he Carter Center

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1986:*he Carter Presi#ential Center oens

Center in&l!#es the @i""y Carter Li$rary an#8!se!"

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2002: Awarded the Nobel Peace Prie

Afor his decades of untiring eort to nd

peaceful solutions to international conicts, toadvance democracy and human rights, and topromote economic and social development.

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2015: Carter is #iagnose# with Can&er

2016: Carter anno!n&es that he is&an&er free% Co"letes


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5ors Cite#

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A@i""y Carter%A $istory.com% 'JE *elevision etwors,LLC, n%#%5e$% 4 @!ly 21D%

A(ele&te# (ee&hes of @i""y Carter%A %elected %peeches of Jimmy

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A!r 8ission%A *he Carter Center: 5aging Pea&e, Fighting isease,B!il#ing Hoe% *he Carter Center, n%#% 5e$% 4 @!ly 21D%

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