James Earl Carter Jr. is the only surviving American retired politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967, and as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975.
Is Jimmy Carter related to the Carter Family?
Yes, June Carter and her sisters were distant cousins of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The Carter Family name was revived for a third time, under the name Carter Family III. A project of descendants of the original Carter Family, John Carter Cash (grandson of Maybelle Carter, son of June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash) and Dale Jett (grandson of A.P. and Sara Carter) along with John’s then-wife Laura (Weber) Cash. They released their first album, Past & Present, in 2010.
Rosie Nix Adams, daughter of June Carter Cash, was also a semi-regular performing member of the Carter Family. Third Generation family member Carlene Carter (granddaughter of Maybelle Carter) had for some time ventured into pop music when she became part of the 1987 Carter Family’s second-generation revival.
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