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Friday, October 01, 2010 - 2:16 PM
immy Carter aspired to make Government "competent and compassionate,"
responsive to the American people and their expectations. His
achievements were notable, but in an era of rising energy costs,
mounting inflation, and continuing tensions, it was impossible for his
administration to meet these high expectations.
Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire, who has rarely used his full name--James Earl Carter,
Jr.--was born October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. Peanut farming, talk
of politics, and devotion to the Baptist faith were mainstays of his
upbringing. Upon graduation in 1946 from the Naval Academy in Annapolis,
Maryland, Carter married Rosalynn Smith. The Carters have three sons,
John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), and a
daughter, Amy Lynn.
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