Happy 100th Birthday

39th President of the United States (1977 to 1981) celebrates his 100th birthday day today, October 1. Happy Birthday Mr. President. He and his family are celebrating today in his hometown. 

He is a Democrat. Mr. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. He served as a Commander in the U.S. Navy Submarines. Mr. Carter was interested in politics and opposed racial segregation. He supported civil rights movement. He served as Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. 

Mr. Carter was not known well outside of Georgia but won the Democratic Party nomination in 1976 and became President of U.S. defeating Gerald Ford of the Republican Party. As a President he was not effective and considered as a weak President. In 1980, Ronald Reagan defeated Mr. Carter in a landslide. 

But today is his 100th Birthday and I will talk only about his good qualities. 

After leaving office he established Carter Center to promote human rights. For the work this center did, Mr. Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Carter established a nonprofit housing organization, Habitat for Humanity. He travelled to many countries as election observer.

Mr. Carter and his family are very simple easy-going people. When he was Governor of Georgia and President of the United States, Mr. Carter’s mother Lillian Carter worked as a Peace Corps volunteer Nurse in India. No one knew about her in India until the American Embassy called the Indian Government to arrange secret service (police) protection for her.

Once again, Happy 100th Birthday Mr. President. May you live many more years.