What is Jimmy Carters net worth?
JIMMY Carter was the 39th president of the United States with accomplishments that go beyond the presidency. Carter is known for his humanitarian work in his organization The Carter Center. Carter has a net worth of $10million. When he was president between 1977 and 1981, Carter earned $200,000 per year, which was the standard salary. As a former president, Carter earns an annual pension of $207,800. This is the same as $1.4million in todays dollars because of inflation. Currently, United States presidents earn $400,000. Additionally, he is paid $150,000 per year for a full-staff of Secret Service protection. Carter, born on October 1, 1924, was born in Plains, Georgia. The 96-year-old is an American politician and philanthropist. Carter is best known for pardoning draft-dodgers of The Vietnam War, as well as establishing the departments of education and energy. He has served as a naval officer, governor of Georgia and president of the United States. After losing his re-election campaign to Ronald Reagan in 1982, he became a University Distinguished Professor at Emory University in Atlanta. He also founded the Carter Center, created to promote democracy, protect human rights, prevent disease across the globe and helps resolve conflict. As of 2019, Carter serves as an honorary chair for the World Justice Project. Prior to entering politics, he maintained a successful peanut farm. President Joe Biden took a trip to Georgia to celebrate his 100th day in office and took a pitstop to visit Carter in May 2021. Carter is married to Rosalynn, who was his sisters best friend. Between 1946-1953, they lived in Hawaii, Virginia, New York, California and Connecticut as part of Carters Naval deployments. The couple has three sons and one daughter. Their children have produced eight grandsons, three granddaughters and two great-grandsons. Carter, the oldest living president, and his wife will be celebrating 75 years of marriage this month.