Jimmy Carter: 39th U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dies at 1

Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States and a Nobel Peace Prize winner who spent more than four decades as a global humanitarian. Born James Earl Carter Jr. on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, he was a peanut farmer and Navy officer before entering politics and was the first president born in a hospital.

Carter served as Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and as president from 1977 to 1981. In 1978 he hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David, producing the accords that led to peace between Egypt and Israel. His administration negotiated the Panama Canal Treaties and created the Department of Energy. After leaving office he founded the Carter Center, and in 2002 he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Carter married Rosalynn Smith in 1946, and they had four children. She died in 2023. He lived longer than any other U.S. president, reaching age 100, and he died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on December 29, 2024. Remembered for his decency and his work for peace, health and human rights, he reshaped what a former president could do.

Achievements: Governor of Georgia (1971-1975), 39th President of the United States (1977-1981), brokered the Camp David Accords (1978), won the Nobel Peace Prize (2002).

Birth: October 1, 1924 - Plains, Georgia.

Profession: Politician, humanitarian and author.

Interesting Facts: He was the first U.S. president born in a hospital. He served as a Navy submarine officer and continued teaching Sunday school into his nineties.