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Amy Lynn Carter was born on October 19, 1967, to the former president of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter, and the First Lady, Rosalynn Carter in Plains Georgia. At just nine years old, she moved into the White House, making her one of the youngest children to live there since John F. Kennedy's children.
Amy Carter was born into a family with a very active participation in politics. Her father became the Governor of Georgia in 1970 and the family went to live in Atlanta. But things changed in 1976 when her father was elected President of the United States.
In her years in the White House between 1977 and 1981, Amy was quite a popular figure. She attended public schools which was not the norm for a president’s child back then.
Other than being in the spotlight for long, Amy has been involved in numerous public events hosted by her parents. Interestingly, she had a Siamese cat named Misty Malarky Ying Yang who stayed with her in the White House.
Activism and public life
Amy Carter made it to the political limelight when her father's presidential administration ended in 1981. She reportedly protested against the U.S. foreign policy and its actions, for example against apartheid in South Africa or CIA recruitment initiatives. She was arrested during a protest at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1986 but the charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing were dropped.
Speaking of her infamous arrest, She Knows quoted Amy saying:
“There were, I would say, 60 or 80 cops in riot gear, billy clubs, mace, with four or five police dogs – it was really terrible. That was the final decision, of not wanting to leave those people there by themselves.”
Apart from activism, Amy participated in the illustration of her father’s children’s book titled The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer of 1995.
Amy Carter's personal life
Amy Carter has been married twice. In 1996, she married James Wentzel. Due to some personal issues, they separated with one son born to them, named Hugo. In 2007, she married John Joseph "Jay" Kelly, and they had one son named Errol Kelly.
Amy has generally kept a low profile in her life.
Amy Carter is 57 years old as of December 2024 and remains involved with the Carter Center, through which she is involved in many philanthropic activities.
Jimmy Carter's other children
In addition to Amy Lynn Carter, Jimmy had three children: John William "Jack" Carter, James Earl "Chip" Carter III, and Donnel Jeffrey "Jeff" Carter.
The eldest son, Jack, is into business and politics and ran in 2006 for the U.S. Senate in Nevada as a Democratic candidate to the Republican incumbent.
Chip has held several different roles, including being a businessman and political consultant.
Jeff majored in geography and co-founded a computer cartography company.
Jimmy Carter was survived by his four children who collectively contributed towards building a family legacy of service, education, and involvement in the community; he also had grandchildren and great-grandchildren, totaling 22.
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Jimmy Carter's death
Former President James ‘Jimmy’ Carter passed on at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024, in Plains, Georgia at his home, the Carter Centre announced. He was under hospice for close to two years after a string of health complications including melanoma that had spread to his liver and brain.
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