CARTER, Jimmy

CARTER, Jimmy. (James Earl Carter, Jr). American, b. 1924. Genres: Politics/Government, Autobiography/Memoirs, Inspirational/Motivational Literature. Career: Distinguished Professor, Emory University, Atlanta, 1982-. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Carter Center, Atlanta, Carter-Menil Human Rights Foundation, and Global 200, Inc., all 1986-. U.S. Navy, Lt., 1946-53; Businessman/Farmer (Carter Peanut Farms), 1953-77; Georgia State Senator, 1962-66; Governor of Georgia, 1971-74; President of the United States, 1977-81. Recipient: Nobel Prize for Peace, 2002. Publications: Why Not the Best?, 1975; A Government as Good as Its People, 1977; Letters to the Hon. William Prescott, 1977; Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President, 1982; Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility, 1984; The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East, 1985, new ed., 1993; (with R. Carter) Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life, 1987; An Outdoor Journal, 1988; Turning Point: A Candidate and a State Come of Age, 1992; Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation, 1993; Always a Reckoning and Other Poems, 1995; Living Faith, 1996; The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, 1996; Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for Daily Living, 1997; The Virtues of Aging, 1998; An Hour before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood, 2000; The Hornet's Nest (novel), 2003. Address: The Carter Center, One Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307-1498, U.S.A.