Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States (1977-81) and later was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

• James Earl Carter Jr. is an American politician and philanthropist who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a Georgia State Senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975.
• Born: October 1, 1924 (age 94 years), Plains, GA
• Presidential term: January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981
• Party: Democratic Party
• Vice president: Walter Mondale (1977–1981)
• Spouse: Rosalynn Carter (m. 1946)
• Education: Union College (1952–1953)
• First president born in Georgia.
• First president to visit Nigeria while in office.
• First president who was born in a hospital. He was born in the Wise Sanitarium of Plains, Georgia, in 1924.
• First president to attend the United States Naval Academy.
• First president to use a nickname in an official capacity. His full name is James Earl Carter Jr, but he is better known by his nickname, “Jimmy” Carter, which was used on all official documents while he was president.
• First president to receive the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.
• First president to have separate secretaries of health and human services and education.
• First president to have appointed a secretary of energy.
• First president who completed at least one full term in office and never made a nomination to the United States Supreme Court.
• First president to win fewer states than his opponent while winning both a majority of Electoral College votes and a majority of popular votes.
• First president to have a post-presidency of 35 years. Carter left office on January 20, 1981 and his post-presidency is ongoing – at 38 years, 241 days as of September 18, 2019.
• First president to have hosted an official papal visit at the White House. In 1979, Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit a sitting president at the White House.