Jimmy Carter
Author of Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
About the Author
James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. He graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1946, and spent seven years as an officer in the Navy. When his term was over, Carter returned to Plains and began his career in politics at the state level in 1962. show more In 1970, he was elected Governor of Georgia and six years later announced his candidacy for the Presidency. Carter campaigned against Gerald Ford and eventually won with 297 electoral votes, becoming the 39th President of the United States. As President, Carter established a National Energy Policy, expanded the National Park System and created the Department of Education. He was also instrumental in the Camp David Agreement of 1978, which helped to bring peace between Egypt and Israel. Carter established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and completed negotiations of the SALT II Nuclear Limitations Treaty with the Soviet Union. Upon completion of his term as President, he founded the Carter Center in Atlanta, a non-profit organization that works to prevent and resolve conflict and to enhance freedom and democracy around the world. In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize. He has written several books including An Hour Before Daylight; Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Our Endangered Values, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, and Faith: A Journey for All. (Bowker Author Biography) Jimmy Carter who served as thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born in Plains, Georgia, in 1924. After leaving the White House he and his wife Rosalynn, founded the Atlanta-based Carter Center, a nonprofit organization that works to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health around the world. (Publisher Provided) show less
Image credit: Official White House portrait
Series
Works by Jimmy Carter
Through the Year with Jimmy Carter: 366 Daily Meditations from the 39th President (2011) 64 copies, 2 reviews
The Personal Beliefs of Jimmy Carter: Winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize (2002) — Author — 55 copies
Measuring Our Success: Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bible Study with Jimmy Carter (2007) — Author — 14 copies
American Agenda: Report to the Forty-first President of the United States of America (1990) — Editor — 13 copies
To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process: Report of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform (2002) 12 copies
Leading a Worthy Life: Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bible Study with Jimmy Carter (2007) — Author — 9 copies, 1 review
Bringing Peace to a Changing World: Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bible Study with Jimmy Carter (2007) — Author — 5 copies
The Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter, 1977-81 (1979) 3 copies, 1 review
Virtures of Aging 2 copies
A New Chance for Peace? [article] 2 copies
Jimmy Carter - Living Faith 1 copy
Beyond the Whitehouse 1 copy
Volume I - Keeping the Faith 1 copy
Volume II - Why Not the Best 1 copy
A Turning Point 1 copy
By Jimmy Carter - An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections (New Sub) (1994-08-16) [Paperback] 1 copy
A 5 anni vendevo noccioline 1 copy
The Journey 1 copy
Always A Reckoning, Why Not the Best?, An Outdoor Journal, Turning Point, A Government as Good as its People, The Blood… — Author — 1 copy
Camino al Triunfo 1 copy
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Jimmy Carter, 1978 - Two Volume Set (1979) 1 copy
Jimmy Carter 5 Volume Set (Why Not The Best?; A Government as Good as its People; Turning Point; Everything to Gain;… — Author — 1 copy
مذكرات جيمي كارتر 1 copy
فلسطین صلح نه، تبعیض 1 copy
Remarkable Mother 1 copy
Associated Works
Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography (1931) — Foreword, some editions — 759 copies, 6 reviews
Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas (1997) — Contributor — 437 copies, 5 reviews
The Excitement Is Building: How Habitat for Humanity Is Putting Roofs over Heads and Hope in Hearts (1990) — Foreword — 189 copies, 1 review
The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World (2007) — Contributor — 127 copies, 5 reviews
On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Public Figures (1989) — Contributor — 114 copies, 1 review
The Nobel Book of Answers: The Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Shimon Peres, and Other Nobel Prize Winners Answer Some… (2002) — Introduction — 107 copies
The Words of Peace: Selections from the Speeches of the Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize (1990) — Foreword — 71 copies, 1 review
If I Had a Hammer: Building Homes and Hope with Habitat for Humanity (2009) — Foreword — 63 copies, 3 reviews
Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World (2019) — Foreword — 34 copies, 1 review
Leadership the Outward Bound Way: Becoming a Better Leader in the Workplace, in the Wilderness, and in Your Community (2007) — Foreword — 30 copies
A Quiet Revolution: The First Palestinian Intifada and Nonviolent Resistance (2007) — Introduction — 24 copies, 1 review
The Health Care Mess: How We Got Into It and What It Will Take To Get Out (2005) — Foreword — 23 copies
Abraham's Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict (2012) — Contributor — 22 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Carter, James Earl
- Other names
- Картер, Джимми
吉米・卡特
卡特 - Birthdate
- 1924-10-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Plains, Georgia, USA
- Places of residence
- Plains, Georgia, USA
The White House, Washington, D.C., USA - Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Southwestern State University
United States Naval Academy - Occupations
- naval officer (Lieutenant, US Navy)
Governor of Georgia (1971-1975|Democrat)
President of the United States (1977-1981|Democrat)
politician
farmer
fisherman - Relationships
- Carter, Rosalynn (wife|1946|her death|2023)
Carter, Billy (brother)
Stapleton, Ruth Carter (sister)
Spann, Gloria Carter (sister)
Carter, Lillian (mother)
Carter, Jeff (son) (show all 7)
Carter, Annette (daughter-in-law) - Organizations
- Habitat for Humanity
The Carter Center
Phi Beta Kappa - Awards and honors
- Nobel Prize (Peace|2002)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999)
Ridenhour Courage Prize (2007)
Time Magazine, Man of the Year (1976) - Agent
- Lynn Nesbit
- Short biography
- James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 - 1981, and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the Georgia Senate, and was the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971 - 1975.[1]
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Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter
More that 15 years after being first published, this book is a critical review of the Middle East and the problems that still plaque the Palestinian people. Thank God for Jimmy Carter.
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I've been looking for a book about the Middle East, one that goes back far enough to help understand the bloody mess of the place. [[Jimmy Carter]]'s book was perfect, going back to biblical history, as a foundation, and traveling through all of modern history. Honestly, I could have stopped after reading the acknowledgements, as Carter says of the strife there, "The most unremitting conflicts of the Middle East are not on the battlefields but in the minds of the people there." He comes back to this concept again and again, detailing his visits with the leaders in power when he was President in efforts to establish some kind of peace in the region. The keen understanding of the human condition he brings to the accounts of these meetings is so necessary in understanding how we got to this place. He is somewhat forgiving of the Reagan years, but lays much of the blame for the broken peace in quick-draw Ronnie's Beirut policies. So many missed opportunities, so many leaders ooking for individual victories and to maintain political power.
There is only one other review here on LT, and it is quite dismissive. Sure, you could read this book to see what things looked like during the Carter years. Or, you could read this book because Jimmy Carter is the only American President to broker any form of peace in about 100 years. Seems like that's a good reason to start here if you want to understand this part of the world.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
5 bones!!!!!… (more)
There is only one other review here on LT, and it is quite dismissive. Sure, you could read this book to see what things looked like during the Carter years. Or, you could read this book because Jimmy Carter is the only American President to broker any form of peace in about 100 years. Seems like that's a good reason to start here if you want to understand this part of the world.
Highly Recommended!!!!!
5 bones!!!!!… (more)
Jimmy Carter recounts his boyhood growing up on a Georgia farm.
The only reason I picked it up was because it fit a book challenge I'm working through this year, and I'm really glad it prompted me to read this. Carter grew up in Archery and Plains, Georgia, working on the farm with his dad and alongside black sharecropping families. The style is somewhat meandering and conversational, but I went along for the ride and especially appreciated his reflection on segregation and his experiences and influences as a child. An enjoyable memoir from the 39th president of the United States.… (more)
The only reason I picked it up was because it fit a book challenge I'm working through this year, and I'm really glad it prompted me to read this. Carter grew up in Archery and Plains, Georgia, working on the farm with his dad and alongside black sharecropping families. The style is somewhat meandering and conversational, but I went along for the ride and especially appreciated his reflection on segregation and his experiences and influences as a child. An enjoyable memoir from the 39th president of the United States.… (more)
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