Background
CARTER., Junior. was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia, United States. Son of the late James Earl Carter Senior and Lillian Gordy.
CARTER., Junior. was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia, United States. Son of the late James Earl Carter Senior and Lillian Gordy.
Plains High School, Georgia Southwestern College, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
Served United States Navy 1946-1953, attained rank of Lieutenant. Peanut fanner, warehouseman 1953-1977, businesses Carter Farms, Carter Warehouses, Georgia. State Senator, Georgia. 1962-1966.
Government of Georgia 1971-1974.
President, of United States of America 1977-1981. Distinguished Professor, Emory University since 1982.
Leader international observer teams Panama 1989, Nicaragua 1990. Host peace negotiations Ethiopia 1989.
F. Carter Presidential Center 1982.
Chairman Board of Trustees, Carter Center Incorporated. since 1986. Chairman 1960-1962), Americus and Sumter County Hospital Authority 1956-1970, Sumter County Library Board 1961. President Plains Development Corporation 1963.
Georgia Planning Association 1968.
Director Georgia. Crop Improvement Association 1957-1963 (President 1961). Chairman West Central Georgia.
Area Planning and Development Commission 1964. State Chairman March of Dimes 1968-1970.
District Governor Lions Club 1968-1969.
Chairman Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee 1974. Several honorary degrees. World Methodist Peace.
Sumter County, Georgia. School Board 1955-1962.
Married Rosalvnn Smith in 1946.