UNITED STATES—On December 29, former President, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. died. On February 18, 2023, he entered Hospice care at his home in Plains Georgia. Carter, who was born into a family of peanut farmers, on October 1, 1924, accomplished much in his 100 years of life.

According to his official biography, Carter was educated in the public school system and then attended, and Southwestern College in Plains, Georgia. He received his B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946.

Admiral Hyman Rickover chose Carter for the Submarine program. He served on both Atlantic and Pacific fleets He was assigned to Schenectady, New York where he did his graduate work at Union College in reactor technology and nuclear physics. He served as the senior officer of the pre-commissioning crew of Seawolf, which was the second submarine in the United States. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy

Carter married Rosalyn Smith, also of Plains Georgia on July 7, 1946. Carter resigned from his post in the Navy when his father passed away in 1953. The couple moved the family back home to Georgia to take over Carter farms.

Once he was back home, Carter took on many leadership roles in the community. Carter was elected to the Georgia Senate in 1966. He lost the first time running for governor in 1966. Carter became the 76th Governor of Georgia on January 12, 1971.

On December 12, 1974, he announced his candidacy for President of the United States. He won the Democrat nomination on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention. He was elected as President on November 2, 1976, and served in his official capacity until January 20, 1981.

As President, Carter’s most significant accomplishments included the Panama Canal treaties, the David Accords, the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, The SALT II, and a treaty with the Soviet Union. He also established the U.S. diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.

Following his presidency, he became a distinguished professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The permanent facilities of the Carter Presidential Center were dedicated in October 1986, including the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum (National Archives), and the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in Plains Georgia (National Park Service).

Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter founded the Carter Center in 1982. The following came directly from Carter’s biography. President Carter and The Carter Center have engaged in conflict mediation in Ethiopia and Eritrea (1989), North Korea (1994), Liberia (1994), Haiti (1994), Bosnia (1994), Sudan (1995), the Great Lakes region of Africa (1995-96), Sudan and Uganda (1999), Venezuela (2002-2003), Nepal (2004-2008), Ecuador and Colombia (2008), the Middle East (2003-present), and Mali (2018-present).

Under his leadership, The Carter Center has sent 114 election-observation missions to the Americas, Africa, and Asia. These include Panama (1989), Nicaragua (1990), China (1997), Nigeria (1998), Indonesia (1999), East Timor (1999), Mexico (2000), Guatemala (2003), Venezuela (2004), Ethiopia (2005), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006), Nepal (2008), Lebanon (2009), Sudan (2010), Tunisia (2011), Egypt (2011-2012), Kenya (2013), Mozambique (2014), Myanmar (2016), Liberia (2017), and Guyana (2020).

Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He authored 32 books, many of which have since been revised. Descendents include children: Amy, James, Jack, and Donnel Carter, and 22 grandchildren.