Jimmy Carter’s background is unlike that ... him as someone with significant expertise. Overall, his naval experience shaped his career and guided his approach to leadership.

Oct. 1, 1924: James Earl Carter Jr. is born in Plains, Georgia, son of James Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. — June 1946: Carter graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy. — July 1946: Carter ...

Credit: Jimmy Carter Library In the Navy, Jimmy Carter was a submariner ... Credit: Jimmy Carter Library Carter’s political career began in 1962 when he was elected a state senator, then ...

Jimmy is pictured here with his sisters Gloria and Ruth, and his father James Earl Carter Sr. His father ran a general store. Carter was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1943. "When I was ...

Jimmy is pictured here with his sisters Gloria and Ruth, and his father James Earl Carter Sr. His father ran a general store. He grew up in Plains and attended college in Georgia. Carter was admitted ...