Carter, James Earl Jr.(Jimmy)

1924 - Born on the 1st of October at Southwest Georgia U.S.A.

1946 - He  received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy.

       - He served on a Submarines in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets.

       - He married Rosalynn Smith.

1953 - He studied nuclear physics and reactor technology for several months at Union College New York.

1960 - He served two terms in the Georgia Senate from the fourteenth district of Georgia.

1972 - He signed new legislation to authorize the death penalty for murder, rape and other offenses.

1974 - He became the chairman of the Democratic National Committee's congressional and

            gubernatorial  campaigns.

1977 - He became the 39th President of the United States of America.

1979 - He received the Gold Medal from International Institute for Human Rights.

1980 - He ran in the presidential election as a president but he was defeated by Ronald Reagan.

1982 - He established the Carter Center to advance human rights and alleviate unnecessary human suffering.

1999 - He received the award of Presidential Medal of Freedom (one of the two highest Civilian Awards

            in United States).

• "You can't divorce religious belief and public service ... I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other."
• "An act of terrorism totally outside the bounds of international law and diplomatic tradition. ... a crisis [that] calls for firmness and restraint."
• "If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement."
• "We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles."
• "It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever."