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Birth
He was born in Plains, Georgia, he was the first president to be born in a hospital -
Began his schooling
He attended plains elementary and high school throughout his childhood from 1930-1941 -
Where He Went to College
He went to Georgia Southwestern College, then transferred to Georgia Institute of Technology before he was accepted into the United States Naval Academy -
Became a Naval Officer
He became a naval officer and served on the Seawolf submarine. -
His Marrige
He was married to Rosalynn Smith of Plains, GA -
First Child
His first son John William (Jack) Carter was born -
Second Child
His second son James Earl (Chip) Carter was born -
Nuclear Submarine Program
He worked on designing some of the first nuclear submarines in 1951 and got to command the seawolf -
Studied Nuclear Physics
He studied nuclear physics at Union College to work on designing nuclear submarines -
Third Child
His third son Donnel Jeffery (Jeff) Carter was born -
Resigned From Navy
He resigned from the navy after his father died in 1953 and Jimmy had to take over the family peanut farm -
Was elected to Georgia senate
He was a senator for 4 years -
Fourth child
His First Daughter and Fourth Child, Amy Lynn Carter was born -
Elected Governor of Georgia
He was elected governor of Georgia and served for 4 years -
Announced he would seek the nomination
He announced he would seek the Democratic nomination and run for president -
First book published
His book was titled Why Not The Best and was released on his 51st birthday -
Second Book Published
His second book I'll Never Lie to You was published -
Chosen Presidential Candidate
He was chosen as the presidential candidate by the democratic convention -
Elected President
He was elected president on November 2nd, 1977 -
Draft Evaders Pardoned
He pardoned the Vietnam draft evaders -
The camp david accords
The Camp David accords were a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt -
Second Gasoline Crisis
The gas price skyrocketed when the price of oil went up in the U.S. -
Odd Even Day Rationing
The odd-even rationing was a response to the gasoline crisis -
Hostage crisis in Tehran
The crisis started when college students took 52 hostages in the U.S embassy -
Carter Announces he would run for re-Election
He announced he would be running again for a second term against Ronald Reagen -
Boycott of Olympics
He boycotted the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -
Economy in Recession
The economy was in recession after large inflation and a policy adopted by the federal reserve -
Lost re-election
In 1980 when he was going for re-election, he was defeated 489-49 by Ronald Reagen -
Reagan Inaugurated
Reagen was inaugurated after beating Carter in the 1980 election, therefore ending Carter's presidency -
Started working with habitat for humanity
Carter started working for habitat for humanity and building houses for the less fortunate