Jimmy Carter // #39

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Written By Heather Rogers, presidential doodler

  • After his sister hit him with a wrench, he shot her in the keister with a BB gun.

  • Would run with Willie Nelson occasionally.

  • Studied nuclear physics at Union College.

  • Prevented a nuclear meltdown in Canada, exposing himself to maximum permissible radiation.

  • Rosalynn loved their life in Schenectady. When he decided they’d return to Georgia without consulting her, she didn’t speak to him for nearly the entire ride back.

  • Only modern couple to return to their original hometown after the presidency.

  • Worked tirelessly to eradicate diseases and improve health around the world.

 

Check out my Jimmy Carter is 99! post for more fun tidbits about him.

The Carters: the only modern couple to return to their original hometown
Heather Rogers, presidential doodler

I’ve read at least one book about every U.S. president, never tire of shoehorning presidential trivia into conversations, and am basically an expert at hiding mistakes in my sketchbooks.

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