Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has long been associated with peanuts. It is an enduring symbol of his humble beginnings and a testament to the values of hard work he embraced throughout his life.
Before entering politics, Carter, who died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100, managed his family's peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, according to the National Park Service (NPS).
“The key to the peanut harvest was the threshing machine. We called it the 'picker' because it plucked the nuts off the vine,” Carter said, NPS noted.
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“In most cases, the dry piles were transported on wooden sleds pulled by mules, driven by flat belts from the rear axle or rear wheels of trucks,” Carter said, the same source reported.
He added: “This was a major and important operation and everyone present was involved.”
President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024, grew up on his family's peanut farm, which eventually expanded into a profitable business. (National Park Service)
After his father's death, Carter resigned from the U.S. Navy in 1953.
He found fortune in expanding his farm to three acres of peanuts.
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Carter began growing his own peanut seeds and opened Carter's Warehouse, where he sold seeds and shellers.
Before entering politics, President Carter was a peanut farmer in Georgia. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
Agribusiness also supplied corn, cotton gin, liquid nitrogen, bulk fertilizer, and lime.
Carter's connection to Peanuts defined his public image.
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It reflected his dedication to representing ordinary Americans and became a symbol of his candidacy for the White House.
Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign committee once handed out bags of peanuts with the words “Jimmy Carter for President” written on them during his campaign against Republican Gerald Ford.
Carter's favorite crop continued throughout his life. (Smithsonian Institution)
In October 1977, President Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter hosted a Peanuts Brigade party.
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The First Family hosted 500 Georgian supporters on the South Lawn, where they enjoyed barbecue and boiled peanuts, according to the White House Historical Association (WHAA).
