| Years |
Age |
Events |
| 1924 |
0 |
Born in Plains, Georgia on October 1. |
| 1941 |
17 |
Graduates from Plains High School. |
| 1942 |
18 |
Enters Georgia Institute of Technology. |
| 1943 |
19 |
Transfers to the US Naval Academy. |
| 1946 |
22 |
Graduates from the Naval Academy; marries Rosalynn Carter. |
| 1947 |
23 |
Birth of son Jack. |
| 1950 |
26 |
Birth of son Chip. |
| 1952 |
28 |
Birth of son Jeff. |
| 1953 |
29 |
Returns to Georgia to manage the family peanut farm after his father’s death. |
| 1954 |
30 |
Becomes a deacon in the First Methodist Church of Plains. |
| 1962 |
38 |
Elected to the Georgia State Senate. |
| 1966 |
42 |
Runs for Governor but loses in the Democratic primary. |
| 1967 |
43 |
Birth of daughter Amy. |
| 1970 |
46 |
Elected Governor of Georgia. |
| 1971 |
47 |
Inaugurated as Governor. |
| 1974 |
50 |
Declares his candidacy for President. |
| 1976 |
52 |
Wins the Democratic nomination and the general election. |
| 1977 |
53 |
Inaugurated as the 39th President. |
| 1978 |
54 |
Camp David Accords signed between Israel and Egypt. |
| 1979 |
55 |
Iranian hostage crisis begins. |
| 1980 |
56 |
Loses re-election to Ronald Reagan. |
| 1981 |
57 |
Returns to Georgia; establishes the Carter Center. |
| 1982 |
58 |
Begins teaching at Emory University; publishes “Keeping Faith.” |
| 1994 |
70 |
Awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize. |
| 2002 |
78 |
Wins the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 2006 |
82 |
Releases his book, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” |
| 2015 |
91 |
Diagnosed with melanoma that has spread to his brain and liver; later announces he is cancer-free. |
| 2023 |
99 |
Enters hospice care at home; Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia. |
| 2024 |
101 |
Death of Jimmy Carter. |
