2. Biography
ï He was born on 1st October 1924 in Georgia
ï He is still alive and now he is 88 years old
ï He was gifted student and he loved reading
ï He was studying United States Naval Academy
ï In 1946 he got married with Rosalynn Smiththey
and they have four children
3. Career
ï He work on nuclear submarines for many years
ï he resigned his commission
ï he started running the family
business.
ï In 1971 he became a governor
of Georgia and he held this post
for one term until 1975
4. President of the USA
ï In January 1976 he defeated Gerald Ford and he
became a president of the USA
ï He reformed the government and he protected
environment.
ï He returned the Panama Canal Zone to Panama.
ï He also had to deal with many problems.
ï In 1981 he was defeated by Ronald Regan.
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6. Nobel peace prize
ï He got the Nobel peace prize in 2002
ï Carter tried to help with the problem
between Israel and Palestine
ï He also tried to reach an agreement with
the USSR about nuclear weapons
ï He helped Egypt and Israel sign the peace treaty,
and they have not gone to war since this time.