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Life of Jimmy Carter

  • Birth of Jimmy

    Birth of Jimmy

    Jimmy Carter was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, GA.
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    Jimmy Carter

  • Attends College

    Attends College

    Jimmy attends Georgia Tech. College in 1942.
  • Graduates Naval Academy.

    Graduates Naval Academy.

    Jimmy graduates from the U.S Naval Acadamy being the top tenth in his class in 1946.
  • Gets married

    Gets married

    Jimmy gets married to Rosalynn Smith in 1946.
  • John is born.

    John is born.

    John William Carter is born. That is Jimmys first child.
  • James Earl is born

    James Earl is born

    James Earl Carter is born. This is Jimmys second son.
  • Submarine Program

    Submarine Program

    Jimmy goes into Admiral Hyman Rickover’s elite nuclear submarine program.
  • Donnell Jeffery is born

    Donnell Jeffery is born

    Donnell Jeffery is born. He was Carter's third son.
  • Upgrades to senior officer

    Upgrades to senior officer

    Carter is now a senior officer on the USS Seawolf.
  • Jimmy's dad dies.

    Jimmy's dad dies.

    Jimmy's father, James Earl Carter Sr., dies from cancer.
  • Moves to Plains, GA

    Moves to Plains, GA

    Jimmy is discarged from the Navy and moves back to Plains, GA to continue his fathers peanut farm.
  • Wins state senator

    Wins state senator

    Carter wins the election for state senator by recount.
  • Loses election for govenor

    Loses election for govenor

    Carter decides to run for governor of Georgia and loses.
  • First Daughter

    First Daughter

    Jimmy's first daughter, Amy Lynn Carter is born.
  • Wins government.

    Wins government.

    Jimmy desides to run for govenor gain and won. He was the 76th govenor of Georgia.
  • Announces Candidacy

    Announces Candidacy

    Jimmy said his candidacy for President of the United States.
  • The Debate

    The Debate

    Carter attends the first Presidential debate in 16 years with Gerald Ford in Philadelphia.
  • Wins Presidential election

    Wins Presidential election

    Jimmy wins the election for President.
  • Inuaguration

    Inuaguration

    Carter is inaugurated as the thirty-ninth President of the U.S.
  • Raising tax on gas

    Raising tax on gas

    Carter tells the nation on the upcoming energy “catastrophe,” having additional taxes on gasoline and fuel-efficient automobiles.
  • Signs Panama Canal Treaty

    Carter and Panamanian President Omar Torrijos Herrera signs the Panama Canal Treaty giving control of the canal to Panama and promising the canal’s neutrality.
  • Signs the ERA

    Signs the ERA

    Carter signs the ERA ensuring equal rights protected by American law regardless of ginder.
  • Relations with China

    The United States and China establish realtions for the first time since 1949.
  • Department Of education

    The Department of Education is established.
  • Ronald Raegan wins

    Ronald Raegan wins

    Ronald Reagan wins presidential election to Carter.
  • Wins Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Wins Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Jimmy and Rosalynn receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Nobel Peace Prize

    Carter recives the Nobel Peace Prize.