Jimmy Carter's early political career in photos

Jimmy Carter

Photos: Jimmy Carter’s early political career

Images from Jimmy Carter's time before he became president, as a Georgia State Senator and Governor, as well as campaigns from the 1960s. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Jimmy Carter, center right, being sworn in to the Georgia Senate on January 15, 1963.

Campaign poster for Jimmy Carter's run for the Georgia Senate. (Jimmy Carter Library)

A poster for Carter's run for Georgia governor in 1966. (Jimmy Carter Library)

Then Georgia State Sen. Jimmy Carter hugs his wife, Rosalynn, at his Atlanta campaign headquarters in 1966 after making a strong showing in the Democratic primary election for governor of Georgia.

Rosalynn Carter and sons Jeff and Jack stump for Jimmy Carter in the 1966 Georgia governorâs race. (Jimmy Carter Library)

1970: Four years later, Jimmy Carter would be elected governor on his second try. Here, he celebrates on election night with Rosalynn and his mother Miss Lillian. (Billy Downs / AJC Archive at the GSU Library AJCN089-019b)

Governor Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn during his election win, 1970 (Billy Downs / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Jimmy Carter was elected governor of Georgia in 1970 in his second campaign for the office. (Jimmy Carter Library)

After being elected governor, Carter landed on the cover of Time Magazine in 1970.

Jimmy Carter takes the Georgia Governor's oath of office from Justice Robert H. Jordan on Jan. 12, 1971. (Charles Bennett / AJC file)

1971: Gov. Jimmy Carter and Georgia's new First Lady Rosalynn Carter dance at the inaugural ball at the Regency Hotel in downtown Atlanta. (Billy Downs / AJC Archive at the GSU Library AJCN089-023a)

The Girl Scouts celebrate their 60th birthday with then-Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter in 1972. Mrs. L. Powell Gahagan, president of the Girl Scout Council of Savannah, Georgia, where Girl Scouting started, wears a 1913 Girl Scout uniform. Gahagan has handed the future president a copy of the first Girl Scouting manual, titled "How Girls Can Help Their Country." With Carter and Gahagan are Girl Scouts Myrna Taylor (left) and Amy Stine (right).

Gov. Jimmy Carter (left) talks with Dr. Billy Graham at prayer breakfast on March 1, 1972. Governor voices enthusiasm over Evangelist's acceptance of invitation to hold crusade here. (Billy Downs/AJC staff)

ATLANTA, GA -- Blanche Thebom, Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter, Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell and Atlanta Flames president William R. Putnam at the first event held in the new Omni. Photo taken October 14, 1972. (DWIGHT ROSS Jr/AJC staff)

Joe Haas (Board member of Child Service and Family Counseling Center); Mary Margaret Carr (Executive Director of Child Service and Family Counseling Center); watch Gov. Jimmy Carter sign a proclamation promoting adoption of special needs children. Photo taken circa 1972 or'73. (SOURCE: Families First)

Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter grins as his 5-year-old daughter Amy, does a little swing step while being introduced to Betty Ford at the executive manison in Atlanta in 1974. The wife of the Vice President will travel to Dalton, GA with Mrs. Carter to help in the inauguration of an art train. (AP Wirephoto)

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Jimmy Carter, center right, being sworn in to the Georgia Senate on January 15, 1963.

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