#Jimmy Carter

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On July 7, 1946, Jimmy Carter married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith at the Plains Methodist Church in Plains, Georgia. When the couple met, she was 18 and working in a hair salon. He was 21 and a recent graduate of the Annapolis Naval Academy. #OnThisDay

[joydoesathing]

"what cute and oddly disturbing creatures..."

aside from the presidents, other odd creatures exist in this universe 🥜🥜🥜

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[lieutenant-sarcastic]

For Years my brother has been fucking with me by periodically texting me to say Jimmy Carter had finally died. Today the bit has paid off.

The response to my reaction at work was “what do you MEAN ‘for real this time’?????”

I fucking hate it here I’m crying

[liberalsarecool]

Jimmy Carter appreciation post.

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[infinitelytheheartexpands]

jimmy carter stayed long enough to vote for who he hoped would be the first Black/South Asian female president and then noped out before he had to live through another presidency of the orange man who somehow beat her

fair enough, man

[fanboy-feminist]

There is something really, uh, telling, about how Jimmy Carter’s presidency was widely considered to be a “failure,” and he also is INARGUABLY the U.S. president who has done the most to promote human rights around the world.

It’s extremely telling, about the U.S. nation-state as a political project and institution, about the federal government as a structure, about the nature of imperialism.

To reference a friend of mine, he was the only U.S. President alive in our lifetime who could avoid the International Criminal Court.

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He was 100 years old.

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Rest In Peace, President Jimmy Carter. 💙

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[moomin279]

Jimmy Carter dying today means the flag will be at half mast for the inauguration and that's real king shit

[deadpresidents]

"It hurt to lose to Ronald Reagan. But after the election, I tried to make the transition as smooth as possible. Later, from my experience in trying to brief him on matters of supreme importance, I was very disturbed at his lack of interest. The issues were the 15 or 20 most important subjects that I as President could possibly pass on to him. His only reaction of substance was to express admiration for the political circumstances in South Korea that let President Park close all the colleges and draft all the demonstrators. That was the only issue on which he came alive."

-- Former President Jimmy Carter, on losing the 1980 election and the transition leading to the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, interview with TIME Magazine, October 11, 1982.

[theonion]

From The Archives:

For generations, U.S. presidents have gone to great lengths to avoid potential conflicts of interest. When I was elected, I followed suit by placing my small business in a blind trust to assure our citizens that I would always put the country’s interests ahead of my own. It’s a vital presidential tradition. That’s why I find it a bit curious that our new commander-in-chief has been allowed to ignore it.

For Christ’s sake, you people made me get rid of my peanut farm before you let me be president.

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[liberalsarecool]

Thinking fondly of Jimmy Carter. RIP

[originalleftist]

Jimmy Got His Wish.