204 Facts About Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter was the longest-lived president in US history and the first to reach the age of 100.

Jimmy Carter was active in the civil rights movement, then served as state senator and governor before running for president in 1976.

Jimmy Carter secured the Democratic nomination as a dark horse little known outside his home state before narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in the general election.

Jimmy Carter created a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology.

Jimmy Carter signed bills that created the Departments of Energy and Education.

Jimmy Carter sought reelection in 1980, defeating a primary challenge by Senator Ted Kennedy, but lost the election to Republican nominee Ronald Reagan.

Jimmy Carter traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, monitor elections, and end neglected tropical diseases, becoming a major contributor to the eradication of dracunculiasis.

Jimmy Carter was a key figure in the nonprofit housing organization Habitat for Humanity.

Jimmy Carter was the first US president born in a hospital.

Jimmy Carter was the eldest child of Bessie Lillian Gordy and James Earl Carter Sr.

Jimmy Carter had a good relationship with his parents, even though his mother was often absent during his childhood since she worked long hours.

Jimmy Carter was an enterprising teenager who was given his own acre of Earl's farmland, where he grew and sold peanuts.

Jimmy Carter rented out a section of tenant housing he had purchased.

Jimmy Carter attended Plains High School from 1937 to 1941, graduating from the 11th grade; the school did not have a 12th grade.

Jimmy Carter was a diligent student with a fondness for reading.

Jimmy Carter played on the Plains High School basketball team and joined Future Farmers of America, which helped him develop a lifelong interest in woodworking.

Jimmy Carter had long dreamed of attending the United States Naval Academy.

The next year, Jimmy Carter transferred to the Georgia School of Technology in Atlanta, where civil rights icon Blake Van Leer was president.

In 1943, he received an appointment to the Naval Academy from US Representative Stephen Pace, and Jimmy Carter graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1946.

Jimmy Carter was a good student, but was seen as reserved and quiet, in contrast to the academy's culture of aggressive hazing of freshmen.

Jimmy Carter was a sprint football player for the Navy Midshipmen and a standout freshman cross country runner.

Jimmy Carter graduated 60th out of 821 midshipmen in the class of 1947 with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned as an ensign.

In 1952, Carter began an association with the Navy's fledgling nuclear submarine program, led by then-Captain Hyman G Rickover.

Rickover had high standards, and Jimmy Carter later said that, next to his parents, Rickover had the greatest influence on his life.

Jimmy Carter was sent to the Naval Reactors Branch of the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington, DC, for three-month temporary duty, while Rosalynn moved with their children to Schenectady, New York.

Jimmy Carter was ordered to Chalk River to lead a US maintenance crew to assist in the shutdown of the reactor.

In March 1953, Jimmy Carter began a six-month nuclear power plant operation course at Union College in Schenectady.

Jimmy Carter later said that returning to small-town life in Plains seemed "a monumental step backward".

Jimmy Carter served in the inactive Navy Reserve until 1961 and left with the rank of lieutenant.

Jimmy Carter's awards include the American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, China Service Medal, and National Defense Service Medal.

Jimmy Carter took classes and studied agriculture while Rosalynn learned accounting to manage the business's books.

Jimmy Carter served in both the 127th Georgia General Assembly and the 128th Georgia General Assembly.

Jimmy Carter remained relatively quiet on the issue at first, even as it polarized much of the county, to avoid alienating his segregationist colleagues.

Jimmy Carter did speak up on a few divisive issues, giving speeches against literacy tests and against an amendment to the Georgia Constitution that he felt implied a compulsion to practice religion.

Jimmy Carter entered the state Democratic Executive Committee two years into office, where he helped rewrite the state party's rules.

Jimmy Carter became the chairman of the West Central Georgia Planning and Development Commission, which oversaw the disbursement of federal and state grants for projects such as historic site restoration.

When Bo Callaway was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1964, Jimmy Carter immediately began planning to challenge him.

Jimmy Carter was reelected to a second two-year term in the state Senate, where he chaired its Education Committee and sat on the Appropriations Committee.

Jimmy Carter contributed to a bill expanding statewide education funding and getting Georgia Southwestern State University a four-year program.

Callaway decided to run for governor instead; Jimmy Carter decided to do the same.

Jimmy Carter returned to his agriculture business, carefully planning his next campaign.

Jimmy Carter's last child, Amy, was born during this time.

Jimmy Carter ran a more modern campaign, employing printed graphics and statistical analysis.

Jimmy Carter accused Sanders of corruption, but when pressed by the media, he did not provide evidence.

Jimmy Carter came ahead of Sanders in the first ballot, leading to a runoff election.

Jimmy Carter won the runoff election and won the general election against Republican nominee Hal Suit.

Once elected, Jimmy Carter began to speak against Georgia's racist politics.

Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the 76th governor of Georgia on January 12,1971.

Jimmy Carter was reluctant to engage with fellow politicians, making him unpopular with the legislature.

Jimmy Carter expanded the governor's authority by introducing a reorganization plan submitted in January 1972.

Jimmy Carter merged about 300 state agencies into 22, although it is disputed whether that saved the state money.

In March 1972, Jimmy Carter said he might call a special session of the general assembly if the Justice Department struck down any reapportionment plans by either the House or Senate.

Jimmy Carter pushed several reforms through the legislature, providing equal state aid to schools, setting up community centers for mentally disabled children, and increasing educational programs for convicts.

Civil rights were a high priority for Jimmy Carter, who added black state employees and portraits of three prominent black Georgians to the capitol building.

Jimmy Carter favored a constitutional amendment to ban busing for the purpose of expediting integration in schools on a televised joint appearance with Florida Governor Reubin Askew on January 31,1973, and co-sponsored an anti-busing resolution with Wallace at the 1971 National Governors Conference.

Ineligible for a second consecutive term under the 1945 Georgia Constitution, Jimmy Carter considered running for president and engaged in national politics.

Jimmy Carter was named to several southern planning commissions and a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention, where US Senator George McGovern was the likely nominee.

Jimmy Carter tried to ingratiate himself with conservative and anti-McGovern voters.

Jimmy Carter was fairly obscure at the time, and his attempt at triangulation failed.

Jimmy Carter regularly met with his fledgling campaign staff and decided to start putting together a presidential campaign for 1976.

Jimmy Carter tried unsuccessfully to become chairman of the National Governors Association to boost his visibility.

In May 1973, Jimmy Carter warned his party against politicizing the Watergate scandal, which he attributed to president Richard Nixon's isolation from Americans and secretive decision-making.

On December 12,1974, Jimmy Carter announced his presidential campaign at the National Press Club in Washington, DC His speech contained themes of domestic inequality, optimism, and change.

Jimmy Carter became the front-runner early on by winning the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.

Jimmy Carter's strategy involved reaching a region before another candidate could extend influence there, traveling over 50,000 miles, visiting 37 states, and delivering over 200 speeches before any other candidate had entered the race.

On July 15,1976, Jimmy Carter chose US senator Walter Mondale as his running mate.

Jimmy Carter's victory was attributed in part to his overwhelming support among black voters in states decided by close margins.

Jimmy Carter had been the first presidential candidate to allot significant funds and a significant number of personnel to a pre-election transition planning effort, which then became standard practice.

Jimmy Carter set a mold that influenced all future transitions to be larger, more methodical and more formal than they were.

On November 22,1976, Jimmy Carter conducted his first visit to Washington, DC after being elected, meeting with director of the Office of Management and Budget James Lynn and United States secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Blair House, and holding an afternoon meeting with President Ford at the White House.

Relations between Ford and Jimmy Carter were relatively cold during the transition.

Jimmy Carter asked incoming members of his administration to divest themselves of assets through blind trusts.

Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as the 39th president on January 20,1977.

Jimmy Carter attempted to calm various conflicts around the world, most visibly in the Middle East with the signing of the Camp David Accords; giving the Panama Canal to Panama; and signing the SALT II nuclear arms reduction treaty with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.

In 1978, Jimmy Carter signed into law a bill creating a celebration in May called Asian American Heritage Week.

In 1977, Jimmy Carter signed the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, which regulated strip mining.

In 1978, Jimmy Carter declared a federal emergency in the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls, New York.

Jimmy Carter acknowledged that several more "Love Canals" existed across the country, and that discovering such hazardous dump sites was "one of the grimmest discoveries of our modern era".

In December 1978, Jimmy Carter used the 1906 Antiquities Act and his executive order power to designate 56,000,000 acres of land in Alaska as a national monument.

Jimmy Carter encouraged energy conservation and installed solar water heating panels on the White House.

Jimmy Carter wore a cardigan to offset turning down the heat in the White House.

On January 12,1978, Jimmy Carter said the continued discussions about his energy reform proposal had been "long and divisive and arduous".

On March 1,1979, Jimmy Carter submitted a standby gasoline rationing plan per the request of Congress.

On July 15,1979, Jimmy Carter delivered a nationally televised address in which he identified what he believed to be a "crisis of confidence" among American people, under the advisement of pollster Pat Caddell who believed Americans faced a crisis in confidence from events of the 1960s and 1970s, before his presidency.

Jimmy Carter avoided phone calls from members of Congress and verbally insulted them.

Jimmy Carter developed a bitter feeling following an unsuccessful attempt at having Congress enact the scrapping of several water projects.

Jimmy Carter found himself again at odds with Congressional Democrats, as House Speaker Tip O'Neill found it inappropriate for a president to pursue what had traditionally been the role of Congress.

Jimmy Carter was weakened by signing a bill that contained many of the "hit list" projects he had intended to veto.

Jimmy Carter's remarks were met with criticism by House Republicans, who accused his comments of not befitting the formality a president should have in their public remarks.

At a news conference on July 25,1979, Jimmy Carter called on believers in the future of the US and his proposed energy program to speak with Congress as it bore the responsibility to impose his proposals.

In 1977, Carter appointed Alfred E Kahn to lead the Civil Aeronautics Board.

Jimmy Carter was part of a push for deregulation of the industry, supported by leading economists, leading think tanks in Washington, a civil society coalition advocating the reform, the head of the regulatory agency, Senate leadership, the Carter administration, and even some in the airline industry.

Jimmy Carter signed the Airline Deregulation Act into law on October 24,1978.

In 1978, Jimmy Carter signed a bill into law "allowing homebrewing and small-scale craft brewing to operate legally".

Jimmy Carter proposed that the company forgo salary increases and bonuses, saying that it might be done "without decimating the company or putting it on its knees", but the company had already frozen wage increases and bonuses months before, to no avail.

Jimmy Carter later said Kennedy's disagreements thwarted his plan to provide a comprehensive American health care system.

In 1980, Jimmy Carter signed into law the Mental Health Systems Act, which allocated block grants to states to bolster community health services and provided funding to states to create and implement community-based health services.

Early into his term, Jimmy Carter collaborated with Congress to fulfill his campaign promise to create a cabinet-level education department.

Jimmy Carter added 43,000 children and families to the Head Start program, while the percentage of nondefense dollars spent on education was doubled.

Zaire received nearly half the foreign aid Jimmy Carter allocated to sub-Saharan Africa.

Jimmy Carter visited Nigeria from March 31 to April 3,1978, to improve relations, the first US president to do so.

Jimmy Carter reiterated interest in convening a peace conference on Rhodesia that involved all parties.

Jimmy Carter sought closer relations with the People's Republic of China, continuing the Nixon administration's drastic policy of rapprochement.

In 1979, Jimmy Carter extended formal diplomatic recognition to the PRC for the first time.

Jimmy Carter supported the China-allied Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia fighting the Soviet-backed Vietnamese invasion.

In January 1980, Jimmy Carter unilaterally revoked the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China.

From June 30 to July 1,1979, Jimmy Carter held meetings with president of South Korea Park Chung Hee for a discussion on relations between the US and South Korea as well as Jimmy Carter's interest in preserving his policy of worldwide tension reduction.

Jimmy Carter supported South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan during the suppression of the Gwangju Uprising in May 1980.

On November 15,1977, Jimmy Carter pledged that his administration would continue positive relations between the US and Iran, calling its contemporary status "strong, stable and progressive".

Jimmy Carter praised the Shah's "great leadership" and spoke of "personal friendship" between them.

American support for the unpopular Shah increased anti-American sentiment in Iran, which intensified after the Shah, who was dying of cancer, left Iran for the last time in January 1979 and Jimmy Carter allowed him to be admitted to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York on October 22,1979.

On February 8,1977, Jimmy Carter said he had urged the Soviet Union to align with the US in forming "a comprehensive test ban to stop all nuclear testing for at least an extended period of time", and that he was in favor of the Soviet Union ceasing deployment of the RSD-10 Pioneer.

Jimmy Carter was determined to respond harshly to what he considered a dangerous provocation.

In early 1980, Jimmy Carter determined the thrust of US policy for the duration of the war: he initiated a program to arm the mujahideen through Pakistan's ISI and secured a pledge from Saudi Arabia to match US funding for this purpose.

Jimmy Carter made twelve international trips to 25 countries as president.

Jimmy Carter was the first president to make a state visit to Sub-Saharan Africa when he went to Nigeria in 1978.

Jimmy Carter made several trips to the Middle East to broker peace negotiations.

Jimmy Carter's visit to Iran from December 31,1977, to January 1,1978, took place less than a year before the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Jimmy Carter gave his "Island of Stability" speech during this visit.

Jimmy Carter's attempt was later denied by the Federal Election Commission.

Jimmy Carter later wrote that the strongest opposition to his policies came from the Democratic Party's liberal wing, which he attributed to Kennedy.

Jimmy Carter delivered a speech notable for its tribute to the late Hubert Humphrey, whom he initially called "Hubert Horatio Hornblower", and Kennedy made "The Dream Shall Never Die" speech, in which he criticized Reagan and did not endorse Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter had to run against his own "stagflation"-ridden economy, while the hostage crisis in Iran dominated the news.

Jimmy Carter was attacked by conservatives for failing to "prevent Soviet gains" in less-developed countries, as pro-Soviet governments had taken power in countries including Angola, Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Afghanistan.

Jimmy Carter alienated many liberal college students, who were expected to be one of his strongest support bases, by reactivating the Selective Service System on July 2,1980, reinstating registration for the military draft.

Shortly after losing reelection, Carter told the White House press corps that he intended to emulate the retirement of Harry S Truman and not use his subsequent public life to enrich himself.

In 2018, official files revealed that, in January 1993, Jimmy Carter had been suggested for a Northern Ireland peace process role by president-elect Bill Clinton amid speculation that Clinton would appoint a special envoy for Northern Ireland.

Jimmy Carter outlined a treaty with Kim, which he announced to CNN without the Clinton administration's consent to spur American action.

In March 1999, Jimmy Carter visited Taiwan and met with President Lee Teng-hui.

In 2003, Jimmy Carter championed a plan to hold elections in Venezuela amid protests aimed at doing so.

In 2006, Jimmy Carter stated his disagreements with Israel's domestic and foreign policy while saying he supported the country, extending his criticisms to Israel's policies in Lebanon, the West Bank, and Gaza.

In July 2007, Jimmy Carter joined Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, to announce his participation in The Elders, a group of independent global leaders working together on peace and human rights issues.

Jimmy Carter attempted to travel to Zimbabwe in 2008, but was stopped by President Robert Mugabe's government.

In December 2008, Jimmy Carter met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and in a June 2012 call with Jeffery Brown, he stressed that Egyptian military generals could take full executive and legislative power to form a new constitution favoring themselves if their announced intentions came true.

In 2017, as tensions between the US and North Korea persisted, Jimmy Carter recommended a peace treaty between the two nations, and confirmed that he had volunteered to the Trump administration to be a diplomatic envoy to North Korea.

Jimmy Carter began his first year out of office with a pledge not to critique the Reagan administration, saying it was "too early".

Jimmy Carter sided with Reagan on issues like building neutron arms after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but frequently spoke out against his administration, denouncing many of its actions in the Middle East.

Jimmy Carter condemned the handling of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the lack of efforts to rescue and retrieve four American businessmen from West Beirut in 1984, Reagan's support of the Strategic Defense Initiative in 1985, and his claim of an international conspiracy on terrorism.

Bush, Jimmy Carter told Gerald Ford that Reagan had experienced a media honeymoon, saying that he believed Reagan's immediate successor would be less fortunate.

Jimmy Carter had a mostly poor relationship with Bill Clinton, who snubbed him from his inauguration ceremony.

In July 2001, Carter said he was "disappointed in almost everything" President George W Bush had done, but after the September 11 attacks, he offered only praise, calling on Americans to support Bush with "complete unity".

Later, Jimmy Carter opposed the Iraq War and what he considered an attempt by Bush and Tony Blair to oust Saddam Hussein with "lies and misinterpretations".

In 2004, Jimmy Carter said he believed Bush had exploited the September 11 attacks.

In 2007, Jimmy Carter said the Bush administration "has been the worst in history" on foreign affairs; he later said he was just comparing Bush's tenure to Nixon's.

In 2019, Trump called Jimmy Carter and expressed concern that China was "getting ahead" of the United States.

In July 2021, Jimmy Carter gave his final recorded interview and said that President Joe Biden "has done very well" in office.

Jimmy Carter was considered a potential candidate in the 1984 presidential election.

In May 1982, Jimmy Carter ruled out another run, and instead endorsed Mondale for the Democratic presidential nomination.

In March 1987, Jimmy Carter ruled himself out as a candidate in the 1988 presidential election.

Ahead of the 1988 Democratic National Convention, Jimmy Carter predicted that the convention would see party unity after tensions arose between presumptive nominee Michael Dukakis and runner-up Jesse Jackson.

Jimmy Carter spoke of the need for the 1992 Democratic National Convention to address certain issues not focused on in the past, and campaigned for Clinton after he became the Democratic nominee, publicly stating his expectation to be consulted during Clinton's presidency.

Jimmy Carter voiced concern about another voting mishap in Florida.

On June 3, Jimmy Carter endorsed Obama, and said he would vote for Obama as a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Ahead of the primaries of the 2012 presidential election, Jimmy Carter expressed his preference for Mitt Romney to win the Republican nomination, though he clarified that he preferred Romney because he believed him to be the prospective Republican nominee who would most assure Obama's reelection.

Jimmy Carter recorded an address that was shown at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

Jimmy Carter again expressed his support of Clinton in his speech to the Democratic convention, which he delivered by video.

In 2019, Jimmy Carter said that Trump would not have been elected without Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter delivered a recorded audio message endorsing Joe Biden for the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Jimmy Carter criticized the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina, and built homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Jimmy Carter partnered with former presidents to work with One America Appeal to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in the Gulf Coast and Texas communities, in addition to writing op-eds about the goodness seen in Americans who assist each other during natural disasters.

In 1982, Jimmy Carter founded the Jimmy Carter Center, a non-governmental and nonprofit organization with the purpose of advancing human rights and alleviating human suffering.

Jimmy Carter delivered eulogies at the funerals of Coretta Scott King, Gerald Ford, and Theodore Hesburgh.

In 2007, Jimmy Carter founded the New Baptist Covenant organization for social justice.

Jimmy Carter was formerly an honorary chair of the Continuity of Government Commission.

Jimmy Carter continued to occasionally teach Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church as of 2019.

Jimmy Carter taught at Emory University, and in 2019 was awarded tenure for 37 years of service.

Jimmy Carter had three younger siblings, all of whom died of pancreatic cancer: Gloria Spann, Ruth Stapleton, and Billy Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter was a first cousin of politician Hugh Carter and a distant cousin of the Carter family of musicians.

Jimmy Carter married Rosalynn Smith on July 7,1946, in the Plains Methodist Church, the church of Rosalynn's family.

Jimmy Carter had asked to be designated as her parole officer, helping enable her to work in the White House.

Jimmy Carter gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it.

Jack's son Jason Jimmy Carter is a former Georgia state senator who in 2014 was the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, losing to the Republican incumbent, Nathan Deal.

On December 20,2015, while teaching a Sunday school class, Jimmy Carter announced that his 28-year-old grandson Jeremy Jimmy Carter had died of unspecified causes.

Jimmy Carter's hobbies included painting, fly fishing, woodworking, cycling, tennis, and skiing.

Jimmy Carter had an interest in poetry, particularly the works of Dylan Thomas.

In 1994, Jimmy Carter published a book of poetry, Always a Reckoning and Other Poems, illustrated by his granddaughter Sarah Chuldenko.

Jimmy Carter was a personal friend of Elvis Presley, whom he and Rosalynn met on June 30,1973.

The day after Presley's death, Jimmy Carter issued a statement and said Presley had "changed the face of American popular culture".

Jimmy Carter filed a report with both the International UFO Bureau and the National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena saying that he saw an unidentified flying object in October 1969.

Records showed that Jimmy Carter got the date wrong, and it was in fact on January 6,1969.

From a young age, Jimmy Carter showed deep commitment to evangelical Christianity.

Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains.

An evangelical Christian, Jimmy Carter appealed to voters after the scandals of the Nixon Administration, and is credited with popularizing the term "born again" into American lexicon during his 1976 presidential campaign.

Jimmy Carter broke his hip in a fall at his Plains home on May 13,2019, and underwent surgery the same day at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.

On October 21, Jimmy Carter was admitted to the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center after sustaining a minor pelvic fracture from falling at home for the third time in 2019.

On November 11,2019, Jimmy Carter was hospitalized at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding connected with his falls.

On December 2,2019, Jimmy Carter was readmitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection.

At 100 years old, Jimmy Carter was the longest-lived former US president.

Jimmy Carter was the earliest-serving living former president since Gerald Ford's death in 2006.

Jimmy Carter said in a 2019 interview with People that he never expected to live as long as he had and that the best explanation for longevity was a good marriage.

On October 1,2024, Jimmy Carter turned 100, the first US president to do so.

Local events celebrating his birthday included a F-18 Super Hornet flyover formation by eight Navy pilots from Naval Air Station Oceana, which Jimmy Carter viewed from his backyard, and a naturalization ceremony for 100 new citizens at Plains High School, which Chip Jimmy Carter attended.

Jimmy Carter made arrangements to be buried in front of his home at 209 Woodland Drive in Plains.

In 2006, he said that a funeral in Washington, DC, with visitation at the Jimmy Carter Center, was planned.

Jimmy Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on December 29,2024, at the age of 100.

Shortly after the announcement, President Joe Biden released a statement honoring Jimmy Carter's legacy, calling him a "man of principle, faith, and humility".

When Jimmy Carter left office in 1981, scholars and even many Democrats viewed his presidency as a failure.

Jimmy Carter was portrayed as more pessimistic and indecisive than Reagan, who was known for his charm and delegation of tasks to subordinates.

Jimmy Carter was the first elected incumbent president since Herbert Hoover in 1932 to lose a reelection bid.

Jimmy Carter received the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award in 1984.

In 1991, Jimmy Carter was made an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa at Kansas State University, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society.

Jimmy Carter received the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, given in honor of human rights achievements, and the Hoover Medal, recognizing engineers who have contributed to global causes.

In November 2024, Jimmy Carter received his 10th nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for audio recordings of his books.

Jimmy Carter is the most nominated and awarded recipient in the category.