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 ...

A former Boston Globe reporter shares his memories of covering President Jimmy Carter's campaign and presidency ... everywhere on what became known as "Peanut One" and covered the many crises ...

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 ...

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?" ...

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 ...

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in ... plans reflecting his education as an engineer. His no-frills campaign depended on public financing, and his promise not to deceive ...

and near where the couple operated the family peanut warehouses. The route also includes the old train depot that served as Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign headquarters and the gas ...