He rose to the rank of lieutenant. Credit: Jimmy Carter Library Carter’s political career began in 1962 when he was elected a state senator, then governor of Georgia eight years later.

Carter, who died at ... Washington Post said. But his state funeral, per tradition, was "replete with the exalted trappings of a presidential send-off." The image of the five living presidents ...

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In 1962, he ran for a state senate seat in ... In a new election, he won the seat. [PHOTOS: Jimmy Carter through the years] Carter quickly set his sights on the governor’s office, running ...

Former US president and Nobel Peace Prize Jimmy Carter was honoured Sunday by the governor of Brazil’s powerhouse state Sao Paulo for his contributions to the development of the state.