James. Earl Carter Jr., known as Jimmy, was born in Plains on October 1, 1924. After first attending Georgia Southwestern College (later Georgia Southwestern State University) and the Georgia Institute of Technology, Carter graduated in 1946 from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.ynn Carter, born in Plains in 1967, was a young girl during her father's presidential tenure (1977-81). From the time television crews captured her being awakened to hear that her father had won the election, Amy was the object of frequent attention in the press.