Jimmy Carter was born on Oct. 1, 1924 in a small town of Plains,GA. He was an author of 24 books and was also a peanut farmer. Jimmy Carter was not an only child he has two sisters and one brother. His father was James Earl Carter and his mother was Lillian Gordy Carter. His parents married on Sept. 26, 1923. They both have already passed away. His mother died in the year of 1983 and his father died in the year of 1953. When Carter married Rosalynn Smith on July 7, 1946 they both operated Carter's Warehouse. In 1962 he won the election to the Georgia Senate. Then on December 12, 1974 he announced his candidacy for president of the United States and he also won his party's nomination on the first ballot at the 1976 Democratic national Convention and was elected president on November 2, 1976. After he became president he was only there for four years.
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ReplyDeleteDid you have a chance to read your classmates' blogs? There is so interesting information regarding President Carter's negotiating efforts in particular, the negotiation for the release of Mr. Gomes.