Jimmy Carter

JIMMY CARTER

Date of Birth: October 1, 1924
Birthplace: Archery, GA
Current Residence: Plains, GA
Education: Attended Georgia Southwestern College, 1941-42; Georgia Institute of Technology, 1942-43; U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1946; Union College, Schenectady, NY, graduate study, 1952.
Profession: U.S. Navy, 1947-53; farmer, 1953-62; state senator, Georgia, 1963-67; governor of Georgia, 1971-75; chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1972-74; 39th President of the United States, 1977-1981; author of over a dozen books, diplomat, farmer, 1982-present.
Influences, Interests and Interesting Tidbits: Jimmy Carter's Favorite Books:
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Jimmy Carter shot his sister Gloria "in the rear end" with a BB gun after she threw a wrench at him.

The greatest legacy we can leave our children is a world of peace. Peace is my passion.
-Jimmy Carter

Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
-Jimmy Carter

Engagingly modest...Blessed with a keen memory and the humility to recount painful and embarassing experiences, Carter has written a book that valuable on several levels. Part history, part sociology, it offers a window on a bygone agrigultural world. It also quietly illustrates the importance of nurturing children with high expectations, early responsibility, and enduring values. Above all, his memoir offers and affecting chronicle of the early years of a barefoot boy from backwater Georgia who eventually walked his way into history books as the 39th president.
-Marilyn Gardner's review of An Hour Before Daylight, Christian Science Monitor