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 ...

A video still highlighting President Jimmy Carter's Navy career and his role in shaping the future of the Navy’s atomic-powered propulsion systems. (U.S. Navy video still by Nathan Quinn) Secretary of ...

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 ...

IN THE NAVY. SO, I MEAN, AN IMPRESSIVE RUN THERE ... OH MY GOODNESS. I OWE MY CAREER TO JIMMY CARTER COMES BACK TO THAT WORD INSPIRATION. YE ...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died Sunday ... rank of lieutenant before beginning a career in politics. Five other presidents also served in the Navy, including Carter’s four presidential ...

Jimmy Carter, the longest living former president ... as one of the greatest influences on his life. Carter’s Navy career was short-lived. His father died in 1953, and his family needed him ...

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Naval Submarine Base New London conducted a 21-gun salute Thursday in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. “President Carter had a distinguished career in the Navy ...

As we absorb the many tributes written upon the death of former President Jimmy Carter, younger Americans born after his presidency are learning that he was a man of many firsts. Those achievements ...

He was the son of a farmer and nurse, beginning his career in the U.S. Naval Academy and serving in both the Atlantic ... The burial site will be part of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park.