Honoring the Life and Legacy of President Jimmy Carter.

Honoring the Life and Legacy of President Jimmy Carter. WHEREAS, On December 29, 2024, former President Jimmy Carter passed away in his Plains, Georgia at 100 years old after nearly two years in hospice care; and WHEREAS, Carter was the longest living ex-President in U.S. history, carving an esteemed legacy from his post-presidential humanitarian advocacy that exceeded his accomplishments as the 39th President of the United States; and WHEREAS, The first U.S. President born in a hospital, Carter had a rural upbringing, working as a peanut farmer in his teens. Generations of Carters worked the land as cotton farmers, and the Carter moved several times in his infancy, often living alongside and befriending African American families in his youth; and WHEREAS, After graduating from Georgia Tech as an ROTC cadet, Carter received an appointment to the Naval Academy from Congressman Stephen Pace. While at the Naval Academy, Carter met his future wife Rosalynn Smith, and they married after Carter graduated from the Naval Academy; and WHEREAS, After serving in the U.S. Navy for seven years, Carter returned to Plains, Georgia to take over his family’s peanut farm after his father’s passing, using his scientific and technological education to expand the business; and WHEREAS, Carter entered politics in the 1960s, rising to become Governor of Georgia in 1970. Term-limited, he announced a groundbreaking campaign for President of the United States in December 1974; and WHEREAS, Carter was …