That’s how I met Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday in ... around the country on “Peanut One” and “Peanut Two,” the twin United 727s his campaign chartered after he beat a large field of ...

Jimmy Carter, initially silent on segregation ... Chuck Byrd's father-in-law was part of Carter's "Peanut Brigade" of presidential campaign volunteers. Chuck became friends with Carter’s ...

His father was a peanut farmer ... Southerners at the time, Carter was a political unknown when he began a national campaign in 1974 and was first referred to as "Jimmy Who?" ...

In honor of his legacy, take a look at these Jimmy Carter quotes that show why the 39th president was such an impactful ...

But the 21-year-old wasn’t an aimless kid — he was part of Jimmy Carter’s “Peanut Brigade,” and the group had a presidential campaign to win. “I went to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania ...

He won a longshot campaign to be the 39th president ... the USA TODAY Network will publish “Jimmy Carter: Peanut Farmer, 39th President, Humanitarian” to chronicle a lifetime for the ages ...