- Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital.
- Carter was one of three presidents to attend a military academy. He went to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
- His daughter, Amy Carter, was arrested on two occasions as a student activist. She was later dismissed from Brown University for academic reasons.
- Jimmy Carter is a speed reader. He has been recorded reading 2000 words per minute.
- Carter studied nuclear physics at Annapolis.
- His favorite foods are mixed nuts and peaches.
- In 1953 he returned to Georgia to take over the family peanut farm. He improved production and became a millionaire in the peanut industry by 1979.
Carter was the first president sworn in using his nickname, Jimmy.
He was the first president to send his mother on a diplomatic mission.
When he conducted the first presidential phone-in, over nine million people tried to call.
Carter only had one testicle.
- He was named after his father.