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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.

Was a close friend of Gerald Ford despite their quite different political ideologies and the fact that he defeated Ford in the 1976 presidential election.

Related, on his mother's side of the family, to Elvis Presley.

He is fortunately the only one of his immediate family not to get cancer in his pancreas and die. His father and all three of his younger siblings (Gloria, Ruth, Billy) all died of pancreatic cancer. His mother died from breast cancer that spread to her bones and other organs including the pancreas.

First US president to use his nickname, "Jimmy Carter", when signing official government documents.

(October 11, 2002) Won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."

Did not attend Joe Biden's Inauguration in 2021, the first time he did not attend a presidential inauguration since he attended his own inauguration in 1977.

He and Rosalynn Carter were the longest married presidential couple, having been married for 77 years when Rosalynn died in 2023.

He is the only U.S. president to have once lived in housing subsidized for the poor.

On March 22, 2019, aged 94 years, 172 days, he became the oldest ever and longest living President in U.S. History surpassing George Bush who lived to 94 years, 171 days.

Taught Baptist Sunday school.

He is the first US president to have a post-presidency spanning 40 years.

He created the Department of Education.

President of the United States, 20 January 1977 - 20 January 1981.

Did extensive volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity, an organization that builds houses for the homeless.

He became the longest-lived U.S. president in 2019 after he surpassed the longevity of George Bush in 2019. On October 1, 2024, he became the first U.S. president to reach the age of 100.

Distant cousin of singer June Carter Cash and Davin Stanley.

Enrolled himself in the Evelyn Wood speed reading course at the White House and could read 1,200 wpm.

On Tuesday January 30, 2018 aged 93 years, 121 days Carter outlived his successor Ronald Reagan who died on June 5, 2004 aged 93 years, 120 days.

The only U.S. president to win a Nobel Prize after leaving office.

He is, along with Herbert Hoover and Harry S. Truman, one of only three presidents to outlive two of their successors: Ronald Reagan and George Bush.

After leaving the White House he returned to Georgia, where in 1982 he founded the nonprofit Carter Center in Atlanta to promote peace and human rights worldwide. The Center has initiated projects in more than 65 countries to resolve conflicts, prevent human rights abuses, build democracy, improve health, and revitalize urban areas. He and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, continued to reside in Plains until their deaths.

Portrayed by Dan Aykroyd on Saturday Night Live (1975).

While president, his Secret Service code name was "Deacon".

Carter had actually planned to make his career in the Navy, and maybe retire to the family peanut farm when he decided to quit; however, his father's death in 1953 at the age of 28 forced Carter to return so he could rescue the family business.

Despite his progressive positions later in life, he initially leaned more conservative before and during his presidency. He supported the Vietnam War right up to the end, and controversially increased aid to El Salvador's military junta amid reports that it was committing human rights abuses. After his presidency, however, he denounced El Salvador's government as "the bloodthirstiest in the hemisphere".

On Thursday October 17, 2019 he and Rosalynn Carter became the longest married Presidential Couple in U.S. History surpassing George Bush and Barbara Bush who were married for 73 years, 101 days from January 6, 1945 to Barbara's death on April 17, 2018.

Born the same day as Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

On Friday March 16, 2018 aged 93 years, 166 days, Carter outlived his close friend and predecessor Gerald Ford who died aged 93 years, 165 days on December 26, 2006.

Eighth cousin twice removed of Barack Obama via William Terrell and Susannah Waters.

Graduated from the Naval Academy in 1946 and then served in the Navy for 7 years.

At his death in December 2024, he had lived the longest since leaving office of any President in American history, surpassing the previous 31-year record of Herbert Hoover.

Former President of the United States. Children: John William Carter, James Carter, Donnel Jeffrey Carter, Amy Carter (Amy Lynn Carter). Attended Georgia Southwestern College 1941-1942, GA Inst. Tech., 1942-1943, U.S. Naval Academy 1946.

While in the US Navy, he attended Old Dominion University.

Member of the Georgia State Senate, 14 January 1963 - 10 January 1967.

Helped mediate the historic Camp David accords in 1978.

Was interviewed by Adm. Hyman Rickover, went through the U.S. Navy nuclear power training program and was slated to serve aboard the Navy's second nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Seawolf (SSN-575), when he resigned his commission to go back home and take over the family business.

He was the commencement speaker at the 1998 Commencement Ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He and his wife Rosalynn Carter were both awarded honorary doctorates from the university.

To date (2009), only US President to have a National Historic Site named in his honor (300 N Bond Street, Plains, GA 31780-5562), the site of Carter's boyhood residential neighborhood.

Performed at the "One Less Tear" cancer benefit with wife Rosalynn Carter in Philipsburg, PA, on July 24, 2002.

Led a major boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.

He holds the record for the longest retirement from the U. S. presidency, which began on January 20, 1981. The record had been previously held by John Adams, from March 4, 1801 until July 4, 1826, and Herbert Hoover, from March 4, 1933 until October 20, 1964.

Was elected governor of Georgia in 1970; term of office: 12 January 1971 - 14 January 1975.

Son of James Earl Carter and Lillian Carter, the latter being commonly referred to as Miss Lillian.

As of October 2002 was running the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA. with his wife Rosalynn Carter.

The first U.S. president born after World War I.