James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967.

Jan 7, 2025 · Before Jimmy Carter became President, he was a leader in his home State of Georgia. He served two terms in the Georgia Legislature as a State Senator from 1963 to 1967. He was later elected Governor of the State of Georgia and …

Sep 19, 2002 · Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian elected president of the United States, held the office for one term, 1977-81. His previous public service included a stint in the U.S. Navy, two senate terms in the Georgia General Assembly, and one term as governor of Georgia (1971-75).

As governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, Carter sought to reorganize state government, upgrade the state's weak educational system, reform the criminal justice system, initiate significant new mental health programs, and promote …

Dec 29, 2024 · SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Former U.S. president and Georgia legislator Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. Carter died Sunday afternoon at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by...

Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter, Class of 1946, HON Ph.D. 1979, the 39th president of the United States, and the 76th governor of Georgia, died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100.

Jan 10, 2025 · Family and friends said their final goodbyes to former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday evening at the church in Plains, Ga., that was the center of his spiritual life, and then carried his ...

Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the ...

Dec 29, 2024 · Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Georgia's only president, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at age 100. His death comes a year after the passing of his beloved wife Rosalynn...

Dec 29, 2024 · The death of Jimmy Carter sent ripples across his home state, and that included Savannah, a place the 39th president once called his favorite city in Georgia. Savannah has played host to parts of Carter’s long and busy life, but perhaps his most famous memory in the Hostess City was not at a speech, a rally or a campaign breakfast.