Jimmy Carter1977-1981The United States has had several different presidents, in office for 8 years because they were re-elected by us citizens. The story of James Earl Carter Jr. or better known as President Jimmy Carter, like every other president the United States has had, is different. Jimmy Carter remained in office as president of the United States of America for only four years. He was president from 1977 to 1981; many different events occurred during this period. President Jimmy Carter was born in October 1924 in a small town called Plains, located in Georgia. As a boy, he grew up in Archery, a small nearby community, and Jimmy Carter was drawn to farming just as his father James Earl Carter was. His family was surrounded by peanut crops, political speeches and allegiance to the Baptist religion. While he attended public school in Piana, his father took care of the crops and worked as a merchant; his mother Lillian Gordy Carter worked as a registered nurse. After graduating from high school, Jimmy Carter attended Georgia Southwestern College and also attended the Institute of Technology in later years. By attending these institutions he was able to earn a bachelor of science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1946. Since joining the naval forces, Jimmy Carter became a submariner and while doing so was able to serve in the Atlantic and Pacific, which which allowed him to increase his rank to lieutenant. As the years passed, Jimmy Carter married Rosalynn Smith in his hometown of Plains in 1946, the same year he graduated from the United States Naval Academy. When his father died in 195... middle of paper... .... Nobel Peace Prize received that night of December 10, 2002. As it was said “for his decades of tireless commitment to finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to promote democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development "I firmly believe that this award has been well awarded to the right person. Works Cited http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jimmycarter , accessed May 20, 2011 http://www.submarinehistory.com/ PresidentCarter.html, accessed May 21, 2011 http://www.cartercenter.org/news/experts/jimmy_carter.html, modified May 22 /02/2011 by Steven H. Hochman, © 2011 The Carter Center. Accessed May 23, 2011. Web. May 25. 2011. .