on july 7th, 1946, he married rosalynn smith of plains. when his father died in 1953, he resigned his naval commission and returned with his family to georgia. he took over the carter farms, and he and rosalynn operated carter's warehouse, a general purpose seed and farm farm supply company in plains. he quickly became a leader of the community, serving on county boards, supervising education, the hospital authority, and the library. in 1962, he won election to the georgia senate. he lost his first gubernatorial campaign in 1966, but won the next election, becoming georgia's 76th governor. on january 12th, 1971. he was the democratic national committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congressional and gubernatorial elections. on december 12th, 1974, he announced his candidacy for president of the united states. he won his party's nomination on the first ballot at the 1976 democratic national convention, and was elected president of the united states on november 2nd, 1976. jimmy carter served as president from january 20th, 1977 to january 20

rosalynn smith. what did you think of her? and i said she's the one i want to marry. >> there's so much rosalynn carter here as there is jimmy carter. is that a reflection of your partnership? rosalynn: it was fun putting it all together. we've been involved in all the things together. we got married when we were very young. so i think maybe it is. don't you? president carter: everything was done since we went home from the navy, operating carter's warehouse, operating the farms we did, raising the family, running for office, serving in the governor's mansion, running for president, so forth. we've been full partners. we're still full partners in operations of the carter center here in atlanta, which is the focal point of our lives now. i would say we've been pretty much on an equal basis. >> how does the museum fit in with the library and with the carter center? president carter: i think the museum makes a good picture of what we did in the white house, what we did before the white house. it doesn't cover the time of our lives

rosalynn smith in 1937, and then brought her toddler jimmy around to see the baby a couple days after was born. and they started dating when jimmy was at the naval academy, and she became arguably the most influential first lady in american history. now, you might say how can that possibly be true? how about eleanor roosevelt and hillary clinton and so forth? but if you define her influence on her husband who considered her his partner and his closest advisor, and she had better political skills than he did, she was enormously accomplished, got the first mental health legislation through, first immunizations for children, a huge variety of accomplishments they did together even though they went through very difficult times politically. and of course he lost when he ran for re-election. but this was one of the great partnerships ever, if you actually study what they did together. and almost nobody was married -- has been married for 77 years. you can count on two hands the number of americans who can claim that. >> jonathan alter, i want to thank you for this insight. i invite everybod

of world war ii, the class graduated early, and carter first got married, of course, to then-rosalynn smitho to the naval academy marry their college sweethearts. that that's what he did. jimmy carter and rosalynn, you know, were, of course, jimmy carter served on battleships for a number of years and then was transferred to the submarine community. of course, he worked for the finder or the -- founder of the the nuclear navy. jimmy carter was on a trajectory for a career in the navy, but when his father died in 1953, he knew his life would change forever. that that's what's happening. and just to take you back here to washington, the caisson is moving to the cap. to we're going to hear from house speaker mike johnson, the vice president, the new senate majority leader john thune. send it back to you, liz. liz: lucas, thank you so much. jimmy carter, a gentle soul. habitat for humanity, what a legacy he has left. thank you so much. lucas tomlinson live in washington d.c. >>> all right, folk, as we wrap up day one of the consumer electronics show, we just want to show some of the laggards ri

still, carter would win admission to the naval academy and in annapolis, he started dating rosalynn smith to abandon his naval career to take overet family peanut business when his father died. the kardas karlters moved back to plains and raised three sons and a daughter. this is you? >> yeah. >> reporter: this is little chip? chip carter is the second born son. he recalls that against all odds, his father captured the democratic nomination and with minnesota senator walter mondale as his runnen mate won the election. >> i, jimmy carter, do swear -- >> reporter: he says he helped arrange one of the most famous images of the carter inaugural. >> dad's secret service agent said we might want to do this. >> tradition shattering walk down pennsylvania avenue. >> reporter: and that walk seemed to symbolize the open and energetic approach jimmy carter would bring to the white house. but it was to be a tumultuous presidency. in part because of carter's complex personality. >> he was humble, affable, open, and then also he could be difficult, prickly, stubborn. >> reporter: journalist and author

in 1946, he married rosalynn smith and returned to plains in 1953 to run the family farming business. it was there that carter developed an interest in politics. he was elected state senator in 1962 and governor of georgia in 1970. i am a candidate for president. when he announced plans to run for president in 1974, carter was largely an unknown, but he managed to win his party's nomination and edge out incumbent president gerald ford by just 2% of the popular vote, one of the closest margins in recent history. president carter's greatest triumph came in 1978, when he brokered marathon diplomatic talks between israel's menachem begin and anwar sadat of egypt. the resulting camp david accords ended years of fighting between the two countries. >> we've got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking. stop cursing and start praying. >> the late 70s were a time of oil shortages, high unemployment and double digit inflation. carter worked diligently to solve these problems, but the economy slipped into a recession, then an event that would dominate theemainder of cart

now on his way back to plains, georgia, where he will be laid to rest alongside rosalynn, his wife of 77 years. sarah smithorthern ireland and northern scotland. danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales. it�*s taken a few days, but most of the snowbound roads have now been cleared, although you really don�*t want to meet anyone coming the other way. it�*s freezing in this part of the north. temperatures last night got down to their lowest in years. we�*re just outside the village of keld and an unofficial weather station here recorded a temperature of nearly —13 last night. and look what�*s happened. the river swale has frozen over and the waterfall is full of ice. last night it was pretty chilly. generations of helen�*s family have lived here for 500 years. i have to say, the last couple of days, it does take your breath away when you walk out the front door, and you need to start thinking about de—icing your car a good 20 minutes before you need to actually go anywhere. further down the dale, this couple have just moved up from the midlands to run a farm. it�*s been a tough introduction. well, i che

smith. jimmy carter is to be laid to rest alongside his wife, rosalynn, at their home in the town of plains,st church, after president carter's casket was flown to georgia from washington dc. earlier in the day, there was a state funeral service at the national cathedral in the us capitol. jimmy carter's casket was draped in stars and stripes, and accompanied by his family. this formal farewell came with military precision and the full grandeur of the american state on display, asjimmy carter's coffin left the us capitol on this finaljourney. inside the national cathedral all five living former presidents. donald trump chatting amiably with barack 0bama, as george w bush and bill clinton took their seats alongside them. joe biden, now in the dying days of his own presidency, has just 11 days left in the white house. carter's achievements in office were lauded. the peace deal between israel and egypt, and his humanitarian efforts afterwards, culminating in a nobel peace prize. we have all heard a lot lately about guinea worm disease. it's an ancient and debilitating disease of poverty and tha

smith. she said, what did you think of rosalynn? i said, she's the one i'm going to marry. >> they married after he graduated the u.s. naval academy. he was 21. she was 19. their decades long marriage had its challenges, but shared interests seemed to be the glue. over the years, they skied, fly, fished and bird, watched and read the bible together every night. both volunteered with habitat for humanity. >> i'm going to talk a little bit about jimmy, and he's not going to like it. that has never been any kind of damage at all to jimmy carter's heart. i knew he had a good heart. >> on the campaign trail, jimmy carter called his wife his secret weapon. rosalynn reportedly visited 40 states during the 1976 presidential campaign after her husband became president in 1977. >> hi, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear. >> the carters teamed up in the white house when he lost his bid for reelection. they moved back to their same home in plains, georgia. in this interview, barbara walters wanted all the details. i don't know how to ask this, so i

smith. she is the woman i am going to marry. >> there is as much rosalynn carter here as there is jimmy carter. is this a reflection of your partnership? mrs. carter: we have been involved in all of the things together. we got married when we were very young. i think maybe it is. president carter: it is. everything we have done since we went home from the navy and operating carter's warehouse and the farms in the family, running for office, serving in the governor's mansion, running for president, we have been full partners and we are still full partners in operations of the carter center. i would say we have been pretty much on an equal basis. >> how does the museum fit in? with the library and what the carter center is all about? president carter: it makes a good picture of what we did in the white house and before the white house. it doesn't cover the time of our lives after i was president. that is in the carter center, which is next to the library and museum but it is a very extensive picture of our lives up through and including the white house time. >> there is a notation from your moth