James Earl Carter Jr. is an 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. He was born on October 1, 1924.
Carter was born and raised in Plains, Georgia, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946, and joined the United States Navy, serving in the submarine service. He returned home afterward, where he revived his family’s peanut-growing business.
Height in meters and feet
According to verified media sources, Jimmy Carter stands the height 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall.
Weight in KG and ibs
The former American president weighs around 160 pounds equivalent to 73kg. Carter is relatively slender, which is attributed to his active lifestyle that has included regular exercise and a healthy diet.
Jimmy Carter manifested his opposition to racial segregation, supported the growing civil rights movement, and became an activist within the Democratic Party. From 1963 to 1967 he served in the Georgia State Senate and in 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.
