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Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States










39th President
Political Party Democratic
Term January 20, 1977 - January 20, 1981  (52-56)
Vice President Walter Mondale
Predecessor Gerald Ford
Successor Ronald Reagan




Full Name James Earl Carter, Jr.
Birth

October 1, 1924  (90 years)

Plains, Georgia

Father James Earl Carter  (1894-1953)
Mother Lillian Gordy  (1898-1983)
Brothers William Alton Carter  (1937-1988)
Sisters

Gloria Carter Spann  (1926-1990)

Ruth Carter Stapleton  (1929-1983)

Alma Mater United States Naval Academy  (B.S. 1946)
Military Services

Lieutenant,

United States Navy

1946-1953

Occupation

Governor of Georgia  (1971-1975)

Georgia State Senator from the 14th District  (1963-1967)

Farmer



Marriages
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith  (1927-)

Married July 7, 1946

(68 years)



Children

John William Carter

(m.1971 Juliette Langford)

(m.1992 Elizabeth Brasfield)

Born 1947

(68 years)

James Earl Carter III

(m.1973 Carol Griffin)

(m.1984 Ginger Hodges)

(m.1993 Rebecca Payne)

Born 1950

(65 years)

Donnel Jeffrey Carter

(m.1975 Annette Davis)

Born 1952

(63 years)

Amy Lynn Carter Wentzel Kelly

(m.1996 James Wentzel)

(m.2007 John Kelly)

Born 1967

(48 years)

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