Jimmy Carter Achievements
Jimmy Carter was not the best president for a while he was known as one of the worst president but had later rehabilitated his reputation with humanitarian efforts.
James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. Grew up on a peanut farm that is father owned as well as a warehouse and store. James Carter became the first person from his father's side of the family to graduate from high school. He then studied engineering at Georgia Southwestern Junior College before joining the Naval ROTC program to continue his engineering studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduation in 1946 from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Then had reconnected with a childhood friend named Rosalynn Smith and married her June of 1946. After he then served seven years’ service as a naval officer.
Carter had three sons John William, James Earl Carter III and Donnel Jeffrey, as well as a daughter named Amy. July 1953, Carter's father passed away from cancer and after his death, the farm and family business plummeted. Carter moved his family back to Georgia so he could care for his mother and take over the family's affairs. There he had an entrance into politics through winning a seat on the Sumter County Board of Education in 1955 and eventually …show more content…
Carter campaigned themes such as reducing government waste, balancing the budget and increasing government assistance to the poor. Some of Carters campaign slogans were, "I'll never tell a lie, "I'll never avoid a controversial issue.“, "A Leader, For a Change.“ After the Watergate scandal of Richard Nixon, he found himself at an advantage in winning the election. Nixon then resigned and Carter became the 39th president of the United States. President Carter then noticed that tension between Egypt and Israel. In order to avoid conflict, Cater initiated the Camp David Accords, which was a peace treaty between the two countries in
James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. Grew up on a peanut farm that is father owned as well as a warehouse and store. James Carter became the first person from his father's side of the family to graduate from high school. He then studied engineering at Georgia Southwestern Junior College before joining the Naval ROTC program to continue his engineering studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduation in 1946 from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Then had reconnected with a childhood friend named Rosalynn Smith and married her June of 1946. After he then served seven years’ service as a naval officer.
Carter had three sons John William, James Earl Carter III and Donnel Jeffrey, as well as a daughter named Amy. July 1953, Carter's father passed away from cancer and after his death, the farm and family business plummeted. Carter moved his family back to Georgia so he could care for his mother and take over the family's affairs. There he had an entrance into politics through winning a seat on the Sumter County Board of Education in 1955 and eventually …show more content…
Carter campaigned themes such as reducing government waste, balancing the budget and increasing government assistance to the poor. Some of Carters campaign slogans were, "I'll never tell a lie, "I'll never avoid a controversial issue.“, "A Leader, For a Change.“ After the Watergate scandal of Richard Nixon, he found himself at an advantage in winning the election. Nixon then resigned and Carter became the 39th president of the United States. President Carter then noticed that tension between Egypt and Israel. In order to avoid conflict, Cater initiated the Camp David Accords, which was a peace treaty between the two countries in