#OnThisDay 1 October 1924 James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. was born in Plains, Sumter County, Georgia. He served as the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, and as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as a member of the Democratic Party. #OTD #history #gapol #gapoli #uspol