Thirty-ninth President of the United States, well known for his work worldwide promoting peace, human rights, and free and fair elections; founder of the Carter Center; Winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize and author of many books, including, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid and, most recently, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power; former two-term Georgia State Senator, naval officer, and peanut farmer
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