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Georgia Roots

School in Plains, GA

Naval Academy

Married to Rosalynn

Submarine Duty

» Return to Georgia

After his father’s death in 1953, Jimmy Carter resigned from the Navy. The Carter family, now with three sons Jack, Chip, and Jeff, returned to Plains. Working together, Jimmy and Rosalynn raised their family and expanded the family peanut business.

working on the peanut farm

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Carter family counting peanuts

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