Biografie

Chose his hometown of Plains, GA, for his burial in the event of his death, rather than Arlington National Cemetery, which he was eligible for as a WWII veteran.

As of 2019, Carter is the only US president to have completed his term without war, military attack or occupation.

Pardoned all draft dodgers of the Vietnam War.

Was both fluent and literate in Spanish, writing his own speeches in Central and South American countries.

First US president born in a hospital.

If one vote per precinct had changed in 1960, John Kennedy would never have been President of this nation. And if a few more people had gone to the polls and voted in 1968, Hubert Humphrey would have been President; Richard Nixon would not. - during his closing statement in the 1980 Presidential debate

John Wayne was bigger than life. In an age of few heroes, he was the genuine article. But he was more than a hero; he was a symbol of many of the qualities that made America great - the ruggedness, the tough independence, the sense of personal conviction and courage - on and off the screen - that reflected the best of our national character.

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

"I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." (20 May 2007)

On Wednesday, August 17th, 1977, one day after Elvis Presley's life-loss, he personally said, "Elvis Presley's death deprived our country of apart of itself. He was unique and irreplaceable."