Short Biography: Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Earl Carter was born January 20, 1977 in the town of Plains, Georgia. Jimmy’s father was a peanut farmer who was the owner of a warehouse and store and Jimmy’s mother was a registered nurse who encountered heath care issues involving racial divides on council black woman. As Jimmy Carter grew up he became involved in local politics later getting into national politics. He later became the President of the United States of America. He used his life before the presidency , political experience, and work ethic to become the 35th President of the United States of America, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and one of the most prodigious political comeback stories. Jimmy Carter’s life before the presidency started when he would become the first …show more content…
He had many struggles and let downs in his life, but he never gave up. He was former military which gave him another view point of a citizen for his soon to be presidency. Being a boy who was ten years old when he started working gave him the lower class viewpoint of America. He struggled through many things before his presidency which gave him many viewpoint of America from serving for the country to being served to. He also never was influenced by poor results in his life, after receiving bad news he turned the bad news into motivation for the good things in his life.
As you have read Jimmy Carter was a very successful person. He had a impacted on the world's past, present, and future in many ways. Although he was very successful in his time as president some of the country didn't think so but, you will get that with almost every president. He is still changing the way people are viewing things such as when people write, read, or research the great life this man has lived. Hopefully as people read this paper they will learn what great things and what hardships President Carter has gone through. Yet he keeps on kicking and pushing to strive for greatness still to this very

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