Lot 7
Carter, Jimmy (1924 -) 39th President of the United States (1977-81). 1947 Yearbook for The United States Naval Academy Signed "J Carter," n.p., n.d. (2009). The yearbook, called "Lucky Bag" weighs a hefty 8½ pounds. It was signed personally by Carter in 2009. Carter entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1943 and graduated in June 1946. He married Rosalynn Smith in July of '43 and was stationed on ships out of Norfolk, Virginia, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, New London, Connecticut, and San Diego, California. In 1952 he was accepted into Admiral Hyman Rickover's elite nuclear submarine program. When Carter's father died in 1953, he was honorably discharged from the Navy to go home to Plains, Georgia and run his father's peanut business.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized $176 |
