According to President Jimmy Carter the two people who influenced him the most were his high school teacher Julia Coleman and Admiral Hyman G Rickover of the US Navy who selected him for the US Navy's nuclear submarine program. But perhaps the third person who influenced him most was Jesus as he was a very religious person throughout his life.
The first person his school teacher Julia Coleman was handicapped because of Polio. She was greatly admired by him and was remembered by the President in his memoirs as well. It was his teacher who advised him to read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
The person who influenced him the most was Admiral Rickover; who encouraged him to always give his 100 percent to anything he did. His first book was also titled "Why Not The Best?" after the kind of encouragement he received from his mentor.
The first person his school teacher Julia Coleman was handicapped because of Polio. She was greatly admired by him and was remembered by the President in his memoirs as well. It was his teacher who advised him to read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
The person who influenced him the most was Admiral Rickover; who encouraged him to always give his 100 percent to anything he did. His first book was also titled "Why Not The Best?" after the kind of encouragement he received from his mentor.