Jimmy Carter Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Real Name	James Earl Carter Jr.
Nickname	Jimmy, The Peanut Farmer, President Malaise
Profession	Politician
Political Party	Democratic
Political Journey	• 1962: Elected to the Georgia State Senate. • 1970: Elected as 76th Governor of Georgia. • 1976: Appointed as 39th President of the United States. • 1980: Lost the Presidential election from Ronald Reagan.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 177 cm in meters - 1.77 m in feet inches - 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms - 70 kg in Pounds - 155 lbs
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Gray
Personal Life
Date of Birth	October 1, 1924
Age (as in 2017)	93 Years
Birth Place	Plains, Georgia, United States
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	Plains, Georgia, United States
School	Plains High School (1937 to 1941)
College(s)/Universities	Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, Georgia Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Union College, Schenectady, New York, United States
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Science Six-month Non-credit course covering Nuclear Power Plant Operation
Family	Father- James Earl Carter Sr. Mother- Lillian Gordy Carter Brother- Billy Carter Sisters- Ruth Carter, Gloria Carter Spann
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity/Race	English
Address (FanMail)	The Carter Center One Copenhill 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307 USA
Hobbies	Collecting arrowheads, Wood workshop, Reading
Favorite Things
Favorite Color	Blue
Favorite Gift To Receive	Books
Favorite Poet(s)	Dylan Thomas, Miller Williams
Favorite Food(s)	Corn bread, Sirloin steak, and Nuts
Favorite Singer(s)	Bob Dylan, Allman Brothers, Paul Simon
Favorite Band	The Marshall Tucker Band
Favorite Beverage(s)	Orange juice, Coffee
Favorite Dessert	Pancakes
Favorite Sport	Baseball
Favorite Spot(s)	Cumberland Island, off the southeast Georgia coast
Favorite Book(s)	"Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" by James Agee and "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy
Favorite Bible Quote	Behold I stand at the door and knock: If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Favorite Hymn(s)	Amazing Grace," "Blest Be the Tie That Binds," and "The Navy Hymn"
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriend	Jean Childs, American Activist
Wife/Spouse	Rosalynn Carter
Marriage Date	July 7, 1946
Children	Sons- Jack Carter, James Earl Carter III, Donnel Jeffrey Daughter- Amie Carter
Style Quotient
Car	Amphicar 1975 Mercury Monarch 1948 Studebaker
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$7 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jimmy Carter

Does Jimmy Carter smoke?: No

Does Jimmy Carter drink alcohol?: Not Known

In 1976, Jimmy Carter became the 39th U.S. President, and at that time, he became the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital.

He comes from an impoverished background as his father was a peanut farmer and mother was a registered nurse.

At the age of 4, his family migrated to Archery (a rural town).

In his leisure time, he loved sitting with his father in the evening and listen to baseball games or politics on the battery-operated radio.

On June 5, 1946, Carter graduated from the US Naval Academy after completing the wartime program.

He was a bright student as he excelled in his studies and was among the top ten students in his class during his graduation time.

He flourished his family business of peanuts before climbing the political ladder of Georgia.

In 1962, he won the election to Georgia State Senate.

He ran for Governor for the first time in 1966, but lost to Lester Maddox.

On January 12, 1971, he was inaugurated as Georgia’s 76th governor.

He was elected as the President of the United States on November 2, 1976, by winning 297 electoral votes against Ford with 241.

On January 20, 1977, the Inauguration ceremony of Jimmy Carter as 39th President of the United States took place.

In 1978, just three days before his birthday, he blew out the candles on his birthday cake presented by the Democratic Nation Committee.

He was Time’s Magazine Person of the Year for 1976.

Jimmy is the second oldest president alive after George H. W. Bush.

He went to Cuba on a three-day visit and met Cuban President Raul Castro.

He is a fitness freak and loves jogging.

In September 1991, Jimmy Carter gave a speech addressing ” The present role of United Nations in Changing the World” in New York City.

He was honored with the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002.

On July 7, 2015, he released his autobiography, “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.”

He underwent a surgery on August 3, 2015, in which he got a small mass removed from his liver.

Recently, Carter was admitted to a hospital in Winnipeg, Canada after suffering from dehydration while working outdoors for Humanity and was released the following day.