Jimmy Carter
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==James Earl Carter== | ==James Earl Carter== | ||
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr was born 1 Oct 1924, to James Earl Carter and his wife Lillian. Jimmy grew up in Plains, [[Sumter County, Georgia|Sumter County]], [[Georgia]]. | James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr was born 1 Oct 1924, to James Earl Carter and his wife Lillian. Jimmy grew up in Plains, [[Sumter County, Georgia|Sumter County]], [[Georgia]]. | ||
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| + | Jimmy Carter married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith (born 18 Aug 1927) on 7 Jul 1946. Jimmy, an officer in the Navy was stationed in various locations which explains the varied birthplaces of his children. When his father died in 1953, Jimmy resigned his commission in the Navy, returning to Plains, Georgia to run the family peanut farm. | ||
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| + | They have four children: | ||
| + | #John William "Jack", b. 3 Jul 1947 in Portsmouth, [[Virginia]]. | ||
| + | #James Earl III "Chip", b. 12 Apr 1950 in Honolulu, [[Hawaii]]. | ||
| + | #Donnel Jeffrey "Jeff", b. 18 Aug 1952 in New London, [[Connecticut]]. | ||
| + | #Amy Lynn, b. 19 Oct 1967 in Plains, Georgia. | ||
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| + | Jimmy Carter a "wealthy peanut farmer" ran for president of the [[United States]] and was elected in 1976, serving until 1980. Under his presidency, large strides were made in Middle East peace, but also the United States saw some of the highest interest rates recorded this century. | ||
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| + | After his re-election bid was defeated in 1980, Jimmy and Rosalynn returned to Plains to find their farm, which had been run in a blind-trust by managers was in very bad shape. Making them perhaps one of the only first families to leave office poorer than when they entered. | ||
===Primary documents=== | ===Primary documents=== | ||
