James Earl Carter Jr., commonly known as Jimmy Carter, is a famous American novelist, politician, military officer, as well as a statesman. To the public, Jimmy Carter is perhaps best known as a former President of the United States, a position he held from 1977 until 1981. During his presidency, Jimmy Carter established the Department of Energy, as well as the Department of Education, and focused on the policy of energy distribution, consumption and production. However, by the end of his four year run in the office, Carter’s popularity had diminished, and he was unable to win a second term in the presidential election in 1980. Jimmy Carter was succeeded by Ronald Reagan, who became the President in 1981. Prior to being elected president, Jimmy Carter also served as a member of the Georgia Senate and in 1971 became the Governor of Georgia, a position he held until 1975.
Jimmy Carter Net Worth $5 Million
When he left office, Jimmy Carter placed more focus on his writings, and published numerous books, such as “Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President”, “Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation”, and “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis”, for which he won a Grammy Award. More recently, in 2014, Jimmy Carter published yet another book, entitled “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power”.
A famous former President of the United States, as well as an author, how rich is Jimmy Carter? According to sources, Carter’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million, one of the main sources of which has been his involvement in politics.
Jimmy Carter was born in 1924, in Plains, Georgia, where he studied at the Georgia Southwestern State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology. In 1943, following his dream, Jimmy Carter joined the US Naval Academy, where he rose to the rank of full lieutenant. Carter graduated from the academy in 1946, and in 1953 enrolled in the Union College, where he took up several classes. Prior to his involvement with politics, Carter became a farmer and supervised the family’s peanut farm, which he inherited from his father. Since Carter had no previous experience in farming, he decided to take up classes on agriculture. Over the years, Jimmy Carter managed to turn his father’s farm into a rather successful business.
Carter began to be seriously involved in politics in 1960s, when he announced that he would run for a seat in the Georgia state Senate. Even though Carter initially lost the election, it was later cancelled due to suspicions of fraudulence. When the new election was held, Jimmy Carter was victorious. Following his local success, Jimmy Carter ran for the position of the President of the United States in the 1976 election, which he won. Despite the fact that Jimmy Carter was largely criticized during his presidency, his successful humanitarian efforts placed him among the most successful presidents in the history of the United States. Carter’s contributions to politics have been acknowledged with the United Nations Human Rights Prize, as well as the Nobel Prize.
A former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
