USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This brought safe and affordable housing to 19 deserving families. Since then, the Carters have personally worked alongside 103, 000 volunteers in 14 different countries to repair, renovate, and build over 4, 331 homes. That’s 38 years of volunteer work and partnership that we at Habitat will be eternally grateful for.

Detailed explanation-2: -James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American retired politician 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -What We Do. A nongovernmental organization, The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy and human rights; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care.

Detailed explanation-4: -President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 with distinction, after which he was assigned to USS Wyoming (E-AG 17) as an ensign. After completing two years of surface ship duty, Carter applied for submarine duty.

Detailed explanation-5: -He hoped to serve as the commanding officer aboard USS Seawolf, one of the first naval submarines to use nuclear power. However, when he received word that his father had passed away, he received an honorable discharge from service and returned home to help run his family’s peanut farm.