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Also known as James Earl Carter Jr., James E. Carter, James Carter, James Earl Carter, 39th President of the United States, James E. Carter Jr., James Earl Carter, Jr., James E. Carter, Jr.

James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate. He lived longer than any other president in US history, reaching age 100.

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Jimmy Carter was an American politician, diplomat, novelist, and former naval officer. Born in Plains on October 1, 1924, he served as the President of the United States and as the Governor of Georgia. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was educated at Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia Tech, the United States Naval Academy, and Union College. His military service included time in the United States Navy.

Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, and the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Legion, the Trilateral Commission, and The Elders. He was married to Rosalynn Carter, and they had two children, Jack Carter and Amy Carter.

As an author, Carter wrote 174 works, including titles such as *Vienna summit, June 15-18, 1979* and *Task Force for Child Survival*. He spoke English and Spanish. He died on December 29, 2024.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1 Oct 1924
Died
29 Dec 2024
Works
174

Top works

  • Observing Guyana's electoral process, 1990-1992
  • The May 7, 1989 Panamanian elections
  • Vienna summit, June 15-18, 1979
  • Task Force for Child Survival
  • The United States and the Soviet Union

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1924
Active to
2024

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Peace Prize2002

    for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development

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Instance of
human
Given name
Jimmy
Family name
Carter
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Plains
Place of death
Jimmy Carter House
Occupation
peace activist
Educated at
Union College
Languages spoken
Spanish
Native language
English language
Religion
Christianity
Field of work
politics
Military branch
United States Navy
Military rank
lieutenant
Image
JimmyCarterPortrait2.jpg
Height
177
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Number of children
4
Work location
Plains
Commons category
Jimmy Carter
date of birth
1924-10-01
member of
The Elders
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Commons gallery
Jimmy Carter
name in native language
Jimmy Carter
birth name
James Earl Carter Jr.
writing language
English language
on focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Human rights
different from
Jimmy Carter
relative
Berry Gordy
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org/governor/jimmy-earl-carter
start of work period
1946-00-00
medical condition
melanoma
has works in the collection
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
subject has role
centenarian
date of death
2024-12-29
allegiance
United States
end of work period
1953-00-00
topic has template
Template:Jimmy Carter
Commons Creator page
Jimmy Carter
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