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Lillian Carter holds a 1-month-old Jimmy Carter.
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In 1928, the Carter family moved to a 350-acre farm near Plains in the tiny community of Archery, Ga. The young Carter is pictured here atop his Shetland pony named Lady.
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Jimmy Carter was admitted to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1943. He graduated in 1946.
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This photo was taken on July 7, 1946, when Rosalynn Smith and Jimmy Carter were married in Plains, Ga.
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In the Navy, Jimmy Carter was a submariner serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and was chosen for the nuclear submarine program. He rose to the rank of lieutenant.
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Jimmy Carter standing in a peanut field.
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The Carter family at the table.
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From left: sister Ruth Carter, Jimmy Carter, mother Lillian Carter, brother Billy Carter, and sister Gloria Carter pose for a photo Dec. 3, 1966.
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In this Sept. 15, 1966, file photo, then-Georgia State Sen. Jimmy Carter hugs his wife, Rosalynn, at his Atlanta campaign headquarters.
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Jimmy Carter campaigns during his run for governor of Georgia.
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Then-gubernatorial candidate Jimmy Carter making notes during the primary race for the Democratic nomination in 1970.
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Jimmy Carter Signing Proclamation
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Rosalynn Carter walks ahead of her husband, Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, shaking hands with persons greeting them on arrival in Asheville, N.C., May 2, 1976, where they attended a $1,000-a-plate fundraising dinner.
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During the first week of his presidency, Jimmy Carter signs a request to Congress to pass the Emergency Natural Gas Act, Jan. 26, 1977.
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President Jimmy Carter greets schoolchildren April 12, 1978.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter and singer Dolly Parton embrace in the receiving line at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1979. President Carter hosted a luncheon in the Executive Mansion for a group of country music entertainers.
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On Jan. 14, 1979, President Carter accepted the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolence Peace Prize at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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In 2002, former President Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Credit: The Carter Center

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Beginning in 1984, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter volunteered one week a year to build homes for Habitat for Humanity. Jimmy Carter is pictured here working in the Watts/Willowbrook community of Los Angeles in 1995.
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Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school regularly at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains after he left the White House.
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Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter help cut the ribbon at their new clinic on August 22, 2018.
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Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter pose for a photo during President Joe Biden's and first lady Jill Biden's visit with the Carters in Plains, Ga., April 29, 2021.
Credit: The Carter Center