Jimmy Carter

President Carter

Period: May 3, 1920 to May 3, 2013

Carters birth

Oct 1, 1924

His full name is James Earl Carter Jr. and was born in Georgia. While he was a child, he was a peanut farmer.

Carter joins the Navy

Jun 5, 1946

While Carter was in the Navy his rank as a lieutenant. He had served 7 years in the Navy.

Carter getting married

Jul 7, 1946

In 1946 Carter, 21 and Rosalyn,18 got married in Georgia. Before htey got married JImmy already had proposed to her, but she said no. Later he asked her again and she said yes. After htye got married they had three sons and one daughter.

Jimmy's dad dies

Jul 23, 1953

Jimmy's dad died from pancreatic cancer.

Voting for Senate

Oct 16, 1962

After all the votes got in for who was going to be part of the State Senate, they had announced that Carter had lost by 139 vote to Homer Moore.

Jimmy Carter's recount

Nov 2, 1962

After Jimmy had wanted a recount, a recounting committee says there will be a new election for the both of them. On November the sixth Carter had won by 831 votes.

Carter for Governor

Jun 12, 1966

Carter has said he will run for Governor for his hometown state. On September 15, 1966 Carter did not become Governor, but his determination did not stop him from running again.

Carters UFO citing

Jan 6, 1969

One night in Georgia, Carter saw a flying object in the sky flying over him and then disappearing in the night sky.

Carter running for Governor again

Apr 3, 1970

After losing in 1966 for the Governor of Georgia he has come back to run again. While Carter is running for Governor his former opponent, Carl Saders is running again too.

Carter becomes governor

Nov 3, 1970

After all Carters hard work he has won sixty percent of the votes, beating his other rival Hal Suit.

Carter running for president

Dec 12, 1974

On the 12 of December Carter said he would be joining the election for the future 39th president.

Carter going to Texas

May 3, 1976

Carter had gone to Texas to for spanish vote, so he could win the election. While he was there emy mother's high school and her got to play for him. Afetr he was finished with his speeches he had won Texas over.

Vote for Carter

Nov 2, 1976

When Carter was elected for president he won by 56 votes having a total of 297 against Ford having 241 votes.

Carter became president

Jan 20, 1977

He became the 39th president of the United States and served till 1981.

Carters walk to the White House

Jan 20, 1977

For the first time President Carter was the first president to get out of his limousine with his wife and walkto the White House.

treaty for the panama canal

Sep 7, 1977

Carter mets up with the president of Panamanian to sign a treaty for the Panama Canal, so we can provide control over it.

Carter furious with oil companies

Oct 13, 1977

While President Carter was in a press comfrence, he said that oil companies were the biggest rip-offs in history.

Captive troops released

Jan 20, 1981

They were held captive in Iran, until President Carter was over being the president.

Jimmy Carter receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

Aug 9, 1999

Jimmy and his wife were given an award by President Clinton, which was the Presidental Medal of Freedom, the highest madal in the United States.

Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 10, 2002

During 2002 Jimmy had been awarded by the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel group.