Carter's father, James died after having recently been elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. For a year, Jimmy, Rosalynn, and their three sons lived in public housing in Plains. Carter is the only U.S. President to have lived in public housing before he took office. Carter wanted to expand the family's peanut-growing business. His first-year harvest failed due to drought, however Carter wanted to open several bank lines of credit to keep the farm going. Meanwhile, he also took classes and read up on agriculture while Rosalynn learned accounting to manage the business's books. Though they barely broke even the first year, the Carters grew the business and became successful.