Born in Plains, Georgia, in 1924, Jimmy Carter grew up on his parents' farm. He learned early on how to help out and work hard, two skills he would use throughout his life. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and served in the navy for several years. After his father's death, he returned home to Georgia to run the family's peanut-farming business in 1953. He turned to politics in the 1960s and 1970s, serving as a state senator and later...