Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States (1977–81), who served during a time of serious troubles, notable among which was the Iran hostage crisis.

With Truman, a trend begins. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. She and her husband share the love for “Casablanca,” but she also enjoys the adventures Dorothy has in “The Wizard of Oz” and the acting partnership between Meryl Streep and Robert Redford in “Out of Africa.”, Here are the surprising first movie roles of 27 A-list actors, Donald Trump's surprising list of favorite movies, TV shows, and music. “, Donald Trump (Wikimedia Commons); "Citizen Kane" (RKO), Donald Trump was involved in pop culture long before he joined politics. Learn more about Carter’s life and career.

Jimmy Carter, Actor: The American President. Beyond his own work, he also favors “Citizen Kane,” “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” “The Godfather,” “Goodfellas,” and “Gone with the Wind.”, Donald Trump’s pop-culture picks on Business Insider, Hillary Clinton (Wikimedia Commons); "The Wizard of Oz" (MGM/Loews), Hillary Clinton also has an affinity for cinematic classics. Hillary Clinton also has an affinity for cinematic classics. He also mistakenly took part in a promotional campaign for “Octopussy,” praising Bond and saying, "007 is really a '10.'" he said. Some of his favorite movies were "The Longest Day," "Roman Holiday," "Spartacus," "Bad Day at Black Rock," and "Iwo Jima.

since, It seems a lot of presidents will "always have Paris.". While he watched a lot of movies, Westerns were his favorite and one topped Eisenhower's list: "High Noon," starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly.

Jimmy Carter greets Cher and her husband Gregg Allman at a White House reception in 1977. After 9/11, he began watching films that reflected the times, such as “We Were Soldiers” and “Black Hawk Down.”, Source: The Atlantic, Bloomberg, and The Week, Obama has a lot of pop-culture favorites, but as far as films go, “The Godfather” tops his list. He told Katie Couric, “, One and Two. God, Country, Notre Dame: The Story of Father Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C. Use the form below to send us your comments. Jimmy Carter was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia, USA as James Earl Carter Jr. Later, he told Couric that "Lawrence of Arabia” and “Casablanca” also rank highly. Three not so much. Many US presidents have had an affinity for Westerns. This video isn't available in your region.

I don't get tired of seeing it” — and said “Casablanca” is his second favorite. George W. Bush followed “How I Met Your Mother’s” "Bro Code" to a T and cried during “Field of Dreams.” But he also enjoyed the mindless humor of Mike Myers’ Austin Powers character. In law school, he and Hillary created a fictitious case around the characters of “Casablanca.” He also gave high regards to Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks, and “American Beauty.”, But nothing really compares to his love of “High Noon,” which he reportedly screened a, George W. Bush (Wikimedia Commons); "Field of Dreams" (Universal), George W. Bush followed “How I Met Your Mother’s” ". Entertainment Weekly also reports he enjoyed “The Longest Day.”, Source: The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly, In 2008, Bill Clinton did an interview with Roger Ebert to talk all things cinematic.

Many US presidents have had an affinity for Westerns. On a very different — and musical — note, Nixon also enjoyed James Cagney’s fun turn in “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”, Source: Mental Floss and The White House Museum.

George H.W. Other heads of state went for Westerns. Source: Entertainment Weekly, The Baltimore Sun, With Truman, a trend begins. Three not so much.

According to Mental Floss’ aggregation of archives, Nixon would rave about “Patton” to anyone who would listen and urge everyone to watch it.

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Below are many interesting personal facts about the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, courtesy of the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA.