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Jimmy Carter is Born
James Earl Carter Jr. is born in Plains, Georgia -
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Jimmy Carter's Life
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Attended Georgia Southwestern State University
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Entered Georgia Institution of Technology
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Entered the US Naval Academy
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Married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith
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Jimmy's father Dies
James Earl Carter Sr. dies, inspiring Jimmy Carter to model his life after his father. Jimmy quits the Navy later that year, returns to Plains to work on his family's peanut farm and gets involved in local government. -
Took office as Georgia State Senator
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Started 2nd Term as Senator
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Took office as Governor of Georgia
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Arrests made involved with Watergate Scandal
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Elected as President
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Inaugurated to Presidency
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Jimmy Carter's Presidency
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Conducted meeting between Egypt and Isreali leaders.
On this date, President Carter conducted a meeting between Isreali prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat discussing a peace treaty between the two countries. -
Peace treaty between Egypt and Isreal signed.
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US embassy in Iran siezed.
US embassy taken over, More than 50 people taken. -
Carter loses to Reagan in election.
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Hostages in Iran Freed.
Hostages taken during Carter's presidency are freed on the day President Reagan is sworn into office. -
Mr. and Mrs. Carter each recieve the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize
