When Jimmy Carter announced in late 1974 that he'd seek the presidency. Atlanta's largest newspaper answered with a mocking headline: 'Jimmy Who?' But the Georgia peanut farmer set the modern standard for campaigning.
Former President Jimmy Carter is receiving hospice care at his Plains, Georgia home with his family by his side. Thursday afternoon, former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young reflected on his relationship with Carter, who appointed him as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in 1977.path to the presidency is an oft-told story, especially by aspiring presidents trying to be the next politician to defy Washington expectations.
But the long odds weren't just about 1976 for Carter, who is 98 and now receiving end-of-life care at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter's early life and career were replete with dominoes that could have blocked his White House road before he knew he was on it.Here are some "What Ifs?" that, had they played out differently, may have made it impossible for Americans ever to answer that mocking question from Atlanta newspaper editors.
Yet despite the lack of luxury, the future president was still secure in relative privilege, because he was the child of the white, land-owning family at the center of a community where many impoverished Black residents worked for his parents.
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