United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.036371977Hamilton Jordan, pictured in 1977, served as a prominent advisor to Jimmy Carter during Carter's tenures as governor of Georgia and president of the United States. Jordan grew up in Albany and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in political science.Photograph of Hamilton Jordan. He is shown from the shoulders up and faces left.A self-described "political animal," Hamilton Jordan was among the most influential, and controversial, of U.S. president Jimmy Carter's inner circle of political advisors. He suffered multiple bouts with cancer after leaving the White House, and thereafter distinguished himself as an effective advocate for cancer research and treatment.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/hamilton-jordan-1944-2008Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/hamilton-jordan-1944-2008Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaPolitical consultants--GeorgiaPoliticians--GeorgiaPresidents--StaffAuthors, American--GeorgiaJordan, HamiltonHamilton JordanStillImage