Jimmy Carter famously worked as a peanut farmer before becoming the US president. Mikki Ansin/Getty Images Some US presidents had unexpected jobs before they got to the White House. Abraham Lincoln worked as a postmaster in New Salem, Illinois. John F. Kennedy was a journalist and reported on the end of World War II. While many US presidents had established careers in politics well before they came to the White House, some held other roles you might not expect. From farmers and teachers to mil