From 1963 to 1967 Jimmy Carter served in the Georgia State Senate and 1970 was elected governor of Georgia. As a dark horse candidate not well known outside of Georgia, Carter won the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination, and narrowly defeated incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford in the 1976 United States presidential election.
At what age did Jimmy Carter become U.S. President?
Carter was 56 years old when he became U.S. President. At 98 years, 4 months, and 23 days old and with 42 years, 1 month, and 4 days-long retirements, Carter is both the longest-lived president and the one with the longest post-presidency, and his 76 years, 7 months and 17 days-long marriage makes him the longest-married president. Carter has been the oldest living president since the death of George H. W. Bush in 2018, and he is also the third oldest living person to have served as a nation’s leader.
How long was Jimmy Carter in office?
Carter was in office for four years from January 20, 1977, and left office on January 20, 1981, as the only American president to serve a full term in office without appointing a justice to the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1982, he established the Carter Center to promote and expand human rights, which earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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