Hugh Carter Jr.
Hugh Carter Jr. | |
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Carter in 1978 | |
Born | (1942-09-29)September 29, 1942 Americus, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | July 23, 2023(2023-07-23) (aged 80) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology Wharton School |
Occupation(s) | Aide, businessman |
Parent | Hugh Carter (father) |
Relatives | Jimmy Carter (first cousin once removed) |
Hugh Carter Jr. (September 29, 1942 – July 23, 2023), nicknamed Cousin Cheap[1] and Cousin Chief,[2] was an American aide and businessman.
Life and career
Carter was born in Americus, Georgia, the son of Ruth and Hugh Carter, a Georgia state senator.[1] He was the grandson of Alton Carter, the brother of Earl Carter.[3][4][5] He attended Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a degree in industrial engineering in 1964. He also attended Wharton School, earning his master's degree in business administration in 1968.[6]
Carter worked at John H. Harland Company[7] during the 1960s/1970s.
In 1977, when his first cousin once removed Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President of the United States, his cousin asked Carter to work as a special assistant to him, which he accepted. In his role as special assistant, he helped by keeping control of the White House budget[6] during the Carter administration.
Carter died on July 23,[6] 2023[8] at his home in Tampa, Florida,[1] at the age of 80.
References
- ^ a b c Genzlinger, Neil (July 28, 2023). "Hugh Carter Jr., Who Pinched Pennies for a President, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Chief of Carter's White House Lived, Worked in Greensboro". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 18, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jimmy's Cousin Hugh Runs a Right Ship". The Times. San Mateo, California. June 13, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cousin Cheap likes his role". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. June 24, 1977. p. 6. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cousin Hugh Cuts Frills". Green Bay, Wisconsin. July 5, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Murphy, Brian (August 2, 2023). "Hugh Carter Jr., 'Cousin Cheap' as Carter White House cost hawk, dies at 80". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Foreman, Laura (April 8, 1977). "Carter's Cousin Hugh Brings Thrifty Ways to White House". The New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Hugh A. Carter, Jr. of Tampa, Florida". Hancock Funeral Home Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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- 39th President of the United States (1977–1981)
- 76th Governor of Georgia (1971–1975)
- Georgia State Senator (1963–1967)
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- Transition
- Inauguration
- Timeline
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- January 1981
- Political positions
- Judicial appointments
- Executive Actions
- Rabbit incident
- Solar power at the White House
- Reagan transition
- Moral Equivalent of War
- Island of Stability
- A Crisis of Confidence
- State of the Union Address
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Presidential |
- Everything to Gain (1987)
- The Hornet's Nest (2003)
- Our Endangered Values (2006)
- Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (2006)
- reaction and commentary
- Beyond the White House (2007)
- We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land (2009)
- White House Diary (2010)
- A Call to Action (2014)
- A Full Life (2015)
and honors
- Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue (1976)
- USS Jimmy Carter
- Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (1987)
- Georgia State Capitol statue (1994)
- Residences
- Mary Prince (nanny)
- UFO incident
- Jimmy Carter (2002 television documentary)
- Man from Plains (2007 documentary)
- Rosalynn Carter (wife)
- Jack Carter (son)
- Amy Carter (daughter)
- Jason Carter (grandson)
- James Earl Carter Sr. (father)
- Lillian Gordy Carter (mother)
- Gloria Carter Spann (sister)
- Ruth Carter Stapleton (sister)
- Billy Carter (brother)
- Emily Dolvin (aunt)
- Hugh Carter (cousin)
- Hugh Carter Jr. (first counsin once removed)
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