Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at 100 years old. His early years were shaped by his military career, when he served in the U.S. Navy.

a military flyover and an evening concert. Here's what to know about Jimmy Carter's life and legacy. James Earl Carter Jr. was born in Plains, Georgia, on Oct. 1, 1924, to James Earl Carter Sr., ...

“Jimmy Carter lived a life measured not by words ... Carter appeared set for a stellar military career under Rickover’s ...

President Jimmy Carter left the White House in 1981 ... graduate from the Naval Academy in Annapolis. He gave up a career in the military to save his family’s peanut farm.