Fox News: Why President Jimmy Carter was famous for peanuts

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Why President Jimmy Carter was famous for peanuts

President Jimmy Carter was long associated with peanuts. Carter grew up on his family's peanut farm, eventually expanding it into a profitable business and even campaigning with peanuts.......                    ...                        ...Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, was long associated with peanuts — an enduring symbol of his humble beginnings and a testament to the values of hard work that he embraced during his lifetime.......Before entering the political arena, Carter, who You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, managed his family's peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, according to the National Park Service (NPS)......."The key to peanut harvest was the threshing machine, which we called a 'picker' because it picked You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login," said Carter, the NPS noted.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"It was most often driven by a flat belt from the rear axle or wheel of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and the dried stacks were hauled to it on wooden sleds, each pulled by a mule," Carter also said, the same source reported.......He added, "This was a big and important operation and involved all the men on the place."......After his father passed, Carter resigned from the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in 1953.......He saw fortune in expanding the three acres of peanuts on the farm.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Carter began growing You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login himself, opening "Carter's Warehouse," which sold seeds and shelling. ......The agri-business also supplied corn, ginned cotton, liquid nitrogen, bulk fertilizer and lime.......Carter's connection to peanuts became a defining feature of his public image. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......It became a symbol for his White House bid, reflecting his dedication to representing everyday Americans. ......The Jimmy Carter Presidential You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login even handed out bags of peanuts with "Jimmy Carter for President" during his run against Republican Gerald Ford. ......In Oct. 1977, President Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter hosted a Peanut Brigade Party.......The First Family hosted 500 Georgian supporters on the South Lawn for a barbecue and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, according to the White House Historical Association (WHAA)....

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