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Jimmy Carter is Born
Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, GA on October 1st, 1924. -
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Jimmy Carter Timeline
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Jimmy Carter Visits North Korea
In 1994, the United States and South Korea were on the brink of war with North Korea, convinced that the North was moving to develop nuclear weapons.In the absence of diplomatic relations among these nations, President Carter and Mrs. Carter went as private citizens representing The Carter Center to meet with President Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang. A breakthrough was achieved, and North Korea agreed to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for a dialogue with the United States. -
Jimmy Carter Gets Married
Jimmy Carter got married to his childhood sweetheart, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith. -
Jimmy Carter has Two Children
In July 3rd, 1947 Jimmy Carter got his son nammed, Jack Carter. And got his daughter nammed Amy on October 19, 1967. -
Carter Becomes Georgia State Senate
Jimmy Carter loses the Democratic primary in a run for the Georgia senate. Carter asks for a recount and wins -
Jimmy Carter Becomes Governor
Carter was sworn in as the 76th Governor of Georgia on January 12, 1971, and held this post for one term, until January 14, 1975. Carter declared in his inaugural speech that the time of racial segregation was over, and that racial discrimination had no place in the future of the state; he was the first statewide officeholder in the Deep South to say this in public. -
Jimmy Carter Becomes President
Jimmy Carter became President on November 2, 1976. Carter won the election by 57 votes. He also won the popular vote by 1,665,247 votes. Carter carried 24 states and Ford carried 27. Carter carried every state of the former Confederacy except for Virginia. -
Carter Loses the 1980 Presidential Campaign
Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 presidential election to Ronald Regan. He carried 6 states + DC, and Regan carried 44 states. Regan blewout Jimmy Carter. -
Jimmy Carter Goes Back to Plains, GA
After Carter's loss to Regan, Carter went back home to Plains, GA to see his family and do many other things in the future. -
The Groundbreaking for the Carter Center
Jimmy Carter has started to break the ground for the construction for the Carter Center with his co-workers. Carter came up with this plan in 1982, one year after Carter's term as President. -
Jimmy Carter Visits North Korea
In 1994, the United States and South Korea were on the brink of war with North Korea, convinced that the North was moving to develop nuclear weapons. In the absence of diplomatic relations among these nations, President Carter and Mrs. Carter went as private citizens representing The Carter Center to meet with President Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang. A breakthrough was achieved, and North Korea agreed to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for a dialogue with the United States. -
Jimmy Carter Visits Liberia and Nigeria
Jimmy Carter visted Liberia and Nigeria to complete the long search for peace and democracy in Liberia, an effort in which The Carter Center has been deeply involved for the last six years. -
Jimmy Carter's Commitment to Equality for Women
In October 2000, Carter, a third-generation Southern Baptist, announced that he was severing ties to the Southern Baptist Convention over its opposition to women as pastors. -
Carter Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, primarily for his work to promote world peace through the Carter Center. -
Jimmy Carter Visits Ireland
On June 18, 2007, Carter, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Dublin, Ireland, for talks with President Mary McAleese and Bertie Ahern concerning human rights. On June 19, Carter attended and spoke at the annual Human Rights Forum at Croke Park. An agreement between Irish Aid and The Carter Center was also signed on this day. -
Jimmy Carter Joins the Elders
On July 18, 2007, Carter joined Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, to announce his participation in The Elders, a group of independent global leaders who work together on peace and human rights issues. -
Jimmy Carter Visits Vietnam
On November 18, 2009, Carter visited Vietnam to build houses for the poor. The one-week program, known as Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project 2009, built 32 houses in Dong Xa village, in the northern province of Hai Duong. -
Jimmy Carter Visits Ghana & Sudan
Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn's purpose of this trip was to promote health programs in both countries and to attend a regional conference on Access to Information (ATI) in Accra. -
Jimmy Carter Visits Cuba
Jimmy Carter and his wife visited Cuba on March 28, 2011 at reducing tension between the Cold War enemies and seeing first-hand the economic reforms sweeping the communist island. -
Jimmy Carter Visits Colombia
The primary purposes of the visit were to be briefed on the peace talks underway between the FARC and the government of Colombia, to promote support for the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and Court, and to explore how existing drug control procedures might be improved.
