Former President Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
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The nation’s 39th president served from 1977 - 1981. In 1984 President Carter and his wife Rosalynn started the Habitat for Humanity project, where they have worked with over 100,000 volunteers in 14 different countries. In 2002 he was awarded the 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.”
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President Carter leaves behind three sons, John William, James Earl III, Donnel Jeffery, and one daughter Amy Lynn. His wife, Rosalynn Carter died on November 19, 2023, at age 96.
>> Photos: Jimmy Carter and his family
Then-Georgia Governor Carter first visited Dayton in 1976 while campaigning for the Ohio primary election and visited again in 1980 seeking a second term as President. Then Dayton Mayor James H. McGee welcomed President Carter when he landed at Wright-Patterson Air Force base. He then went to the Dayton Convention Center to hold a “town meeting” with 1,400 guests that were chosen in a lottery drawing. Guest took turns asking the President various questions from conflicts in the Middle East, college tax credits, and his stance on chemical warfare.
President Carter was born October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. In 1946, he received a Bachelor of Science from the United State Naval Academy. After graduation, he was assigned to the USS Wyoming, later applied for submarine duty, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant.
After his father’s death in 1953, Carter resigned his commission from the Navy and took over the Carter Farms and Warehouse with his wife Rosalynn and became a leader of the community.
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In 1962 Carter was elected to the Georgia Senate, and after losing his first run for the governorship, he was elected as the 76th Governor of Georgia in 1971. In 1974, he announced his intentions to run as a Democratic presidential candidate, and he was elected as the 39th President of the United States on November 2, 1976.
President Carter served one term in the oval office and was succeeded by then California Governor Ronald Reagan.
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