President Jimmy Carter

[Wilfrid]

Just three days short of 100 and three months. Well done, Jimmy.

[small h]

It's sad when an actual good person dies. But it's happy that they lived so long and did so much for others.

[Wilfrid]

Yes indeed.

[maison rustique]

Think what a wonderful world it would be if every person performed just 1/10th of the good deeds he did. RIP.

[Evelyn]

I crossed paths with him on 3 different Delta flights over the years after his term ended. He went through the plane and shook every passenger's hand each time. RIP.

[small h]

Amy Carter and I were shopping at Commander Salamander in Georgetown at the same time, summer of 1982. That's my only Carter-related story. I still have the shirt I bought, because I am a hoarder, and also the same size as I was then.

[Wilfrid]

One degree of separation. I knew a litigation partner based in Atlanta who, as a young lawyer, had been offered -- and declined -- a role in the Carter administration. Looking him up, I learn that he passed away in June this year. That's my Jimmy Carter story.

[Steve R.]

I once had a can of Billy Beer.  And I used to eat Georgia peanuts.  That's pretty much it, other than I met Rosalynn Carter when she was speaking on mental illness & promoting her book "Within Our Reach" at a small event at Columbia-Presb./Psych. Institute.   She inscribed it (my copy, not all of them) "To Steve".

Seriously, two incredibly good people with very strong opinions and the moral fiber to act upon them.  I'm glad they led long lives.

Edited December 30, 2024 by Steve R.

[bloviatrix]

One of my mom's college friends (who was married to her childhood best friend) served in the Carter administration as Undersecretary of Commerce. He would tell stories about razzing Jordanian officials since his first name was Jordan.