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Emily Olson

'My equal partner in everything': Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 77-year marriage

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter receives a kiss from his wife Rosalynn Carter after a press conference in Plains, Ga., in Oct. 2002. (Steve Schaefer/AFP via Getty Images)


They met when he was 3 and she was just one day old. They'd go on to be married for 77 years — the longest married couple in presidential history.

By their own accounts, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter weren't just spouses, but full partners who counted their relationship as their greatest achievement. Their bond endured a tumultuous single term in the White House, Jimmy's fight with cancer and a long post-presidency life marked by modest living and community service.

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