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- Days before their 75th wedding anniversary in July 2021, Jimmy called his marriage to Rosalynn the “most important thing in my life” during an interview with Good Morning America. “We’ve survived this long together because first of all, we give each other plenty of space to do our own thing,” he added.
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Oct 1, 2024 · The couple, who met when Jimmy was 3 years old and Rosalynn was a newborn, wed on July 7, 1946, and were married for 77 years until Rosalynn died on Nov. 19, 2023.
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The longest-married couple in presidential history. The Carters' decadeslong love story is one for the ages. Jimmy Carter met Rosalynn Carter, who was born Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, when...
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Rosalynn first dated Jimmy Carter in 1945 while he was attending the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. [19] Rosalynn agreed to marry Jimmy in February 1946 when she went to Annapolis with his parents. The two scheduled their marriage to take place in July and kept the arrangement secret.
Nov 20, 2023 · By their own accounts, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter weren't just spouses, but full partners who counted their relationship as their greatest achievement.
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Jul 4, 2021 · PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter, a midshipman in the U.S. Naval Academy, wanted to marry Rosalynn Smith, a girl he met on the day she was born and knew mostly as his sister Ruth’s best friend...
Jul 6, 2021 · James Earl Carter Jr, fresh from the US Naval Academy, married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith at a Methodist church in Plains on 7 July 1946. Getty Images. Rosalynn supported Jimmy's rise through...
Nov 20, 2023 · In October 2019, Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, became the longest-married presidential couple in American history, and this July marked their 77 th —and final—wedding anniversary...