Background Info on Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia,on October 1,1924. Jimmy showed a talent for business at a young age he began selling peanuts on the streets of Plains.
When he was nine he invested his earnings in five bales of cotton, which he stored for several years and then sold at a profit. With that money he bought five old houses in Plains.
His parents, James Earl Carter was a farmer and his mom Lillian Gory Carter a nurse.
Upon Carter's graduation from high school in 1941, he enrolled in Georgia southwestern college ,but in 1942 he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.Carter entered the academy in 1943 and showed special talents for electronics and naval tactics. Also during his time in the navy he met Rosalynn Smith (1927),whom he married on July 7,1947. They had four children.
When he was nine he invested his earnings in five bales of cotton, which he stored for several years and then sold at a profit. With that money he bought five old houses in Plains.
His parents, James Earl Carter was a farmer and his mom Lillian Gory Carter a nurse.
Upon Carter's graduation from high school in 1941, he enrolled in Georgia southwestern college ,but in 1942 he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.Carter entered the academy in 1943 and showed special talents for electronics and naval tactics. Also during his time in the navy he met Rosalynn Smith (1927),whom he married on July 7,1947. They had four children.