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James Earl Carter, Jr. which is now known as Jimmy Carter was born on October, 1 1924 in Plains, Georgia.
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Jimmy Carter was the first born kid of farmer and quite small businessman James Earl Carter and a prior nurse Lillian Gordy Carter. At five, Jimmy began to sell peanuts on the streets of Plains. At the age of nine, he invested his money in five bales of cotton, which Jimmy kept for many years and then sold at a profit. (1929-1933)
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Upon his graduation from high school in 1941, Carter enrolled in Georgia Southwestern College, but in 1942 he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
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Jimmy Carter's first child was John William (Jack) Carter who was born on July 3, 1947.
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During his time in the navy he met Rosalynn Smith which he married on July 7, 1947.
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James Earl "Chip" Carter the third is born on April, 12 1950 .
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Jimmy Carter's third son was Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff) Carter who was born on August 18, 1952.
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Even though Jimmy Carter was a highly rated officer in the navy, but in 1953, his father died from cancer, and he returned to Plains, Georgia to take care of the family-owned farm and peanut warehouses.
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In 1962 Jimmy Carter ran for a seat in the Georgia Senate and defeated his Republican opponent by approximately one thousand votes.
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In 1962, Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford in running for President of the United States.
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Jimmy Carter's only girl, and fourth child is Amy Lynn Carter Wentzel who was born on October 19, 1967.
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When Jimmy Carter was elected governor, he announced his intention to help all poor and needy Georgians, and race didn't matter.
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When Jimmy Carter was governor the number of African American state employees rose by 40 percent.
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He persuaded voters that he would be able to act independently and effectively. In his campaign he also promised to restore moral leadership to the presidency.
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In 1977, Jimmy Carter attracted worldwide attention and praise when he let go of United States aid to nations believed to have committed human rights violations.
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Jimmy Carter had run for reelection in 1980, but he was defeated by a prior California governor Ronald Reagan by a lot.
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In 1990 he convinced Nicaraguan opposition leader Daniel Ortega to step down and let an elected president step in.
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In June 1994 Jimmy Carter disscused with North Korean leader Kim Il Sung (1912–1994) to freeze his country's nuclear weapons program.
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In 1999 Jimmy Carter received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest honor for private citizens.
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Jimmy Carter was the only president who got the Nobel Peace Prize after leaving the office. He got the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2002.
