Jimmy Carter

Birth Name:

James Earl Carter

Birth Place:

Plains, Georgia, United States

Profession

Actor

Awarded the Harry S․ Truman Public Service Award in 1981
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002
The final Seawolf submarine commissioned by the U․S․ Navy was named after him in 1998
A longtime supporter of Habitat for Humanity and its past expansion efforts
Co-founded the Carter Center in 1982, a non-profit organization aimed at advocating for human rights
Attended George Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology and would later receive his bachelor's degree from the U․S․ Naval Academy in 1946
Began his career in politics after being elected to the Georgia Senate in the early '60s
Although he would come in third during the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election, he would earn enough clout to run again four years later
Served as the governor of Georgia from 1971 until 1975, leaving after one term to run for President in the 1976 election against Gerald Ford
Discharged from military service in 1953 following the death of his father, Earl, so that he and his wife could take over the family peanut farm in Georgia
Filed a UFO sighting report in Oklahoma City in 1973 at the request of one of his children
Responsible for creating the Department of Energy and the Department of Education while serving as President
The first U․S․ President to be born in a hospital
While serving in the Navy, he was one of very few high-ranking officials to disassemble the Canadian nuclear reactor at Chalk River after it suffered a meltdown in 1952

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