Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away at the age of 100. Known for his commitment to peace and diplomacy, Carter left a lasting impact on international relations.
Former President Jimmy Carter, who aspired to build a 'lasting peace, built not on weapons of war but on international policies which reflect our own most precious values,' died Sunday in Plains, Georgia. He was 100. Carter was born James Earl Carter Jr. on Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He spent his childhood in Archery, Georgia, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946. While in the U.S.
Navy, Carter worked as a submariner and was later assigned to the nuclear submarine program in New York. His work focused on reactor technology and nuclear physics and he oversaw the pre-commissioning crew of the country's second nuclear submarine. Following his father's death in 1953, Carter and his wife Rosalynn returned to his childhood home in Georgia where he had his first foray in politics serving on several community boards. Carter was then won a seat in Georgia's state legislature before being elected the state's 76th governor, an office he held from 1971 until 1975. Then-Gov. Carter announced his bid for the presidency in December 1974. Alongside Vice President Walter Mondale, Carter was elected the country's 39th president less than two years later. During his presidency, Carter pledged to make government 'both competent and compassionate' and renew 'our search for humility, mercy, and justice.' Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Warren E. Burger administers the oath of office to Jimmy Carter during his presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 1977.cites the Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David Accords, the Egypt-Israel peace treaty and the establishment of U.S.-China relations as Carter's major foreign policy achievements. Domestically, Carter and his administration supported energy, education and environmental reform, creating the cabinet-level Department of Energy and the modern Department of Education during his time in office
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