Two US presidents have been peanut farmers, Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.
Tag: Jimmy Carter
Fun Fact: Only President To Write a Novel
Jimmy Carter is the only president to have written a novel with The Hornet’s Nest, a book set during the American Revolution and published long after leaving the White House.
Fun Fact: The Famous American Who Saved Canada From Nuclear Disaster
During the 1950s, an American Navy officer personally saved a reactor in Ottawa, Canada with a knowledge of nuclear physics. Impressively putting himself dangerously close to radiation. His name? The future president, Jimmy Carter.
Fun Fact: When a Swamp Rabbit Attacked Jimmy Carter
During 1979 President Jimmy Carter went on a solo fishing trip in his home-state of Georgia. An enraged swamp rabbit swam towards his boat where Carter managed to deter it away. While Carter had been concerned while he was on the boat, the event became a laughing stock with many jokes and parodies to emerge…
Fun Fact: The Pardoning of Vietnam War Draft Dodgers
On his second day in office, Jimmy Carter pardoned all those who had avoided the Vietnam War draft.