Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: A Timeline of the Former President and First Lady’s Relationship

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A love for the ages. Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter’s relationship is the longest presidential marriage in U.S.

history.Long before Jimmy became the 39th President of the United States, he met his future wife when he was 3 years old, as his mother, Lillian Carter, helped deliver Rosalynn in 1927.

The two have been side-by-side ever since, tying the knot in 1946 and welcoming four children together. The pair have been through it all, from living in their hometown of Plains, Georgia to Jimmy’s presidency and every in between — and after.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, going on to add that her “staying with me all this long has been the most wonderful thing in my life.”As for how they’ve maintained their romance all of these years, he told GMA, “We’ve survived this long together because first of all, we give each other plenty of space to do our own thing.” Still, the politician added, they also like to “share as much as we possibly can.”“We’re always looking to do things or find things we can do together,” Rosalynn went on to note, revealing that the longtime couple enjoy “fishing and bird watching and just going out to the pond, catch a fish.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesJimmy concluded the interview by revealing that their love for each other has only increased over time. “For 75 years of marriage, we’ve always gone deeper in our love for one another,” he stated. “I think that’s a kind of extraordinary thing.