The Grin Will Win: Jimmy Carter’s legacy both on and off the farm

Our nation’s 39th President, Jimmy Carter, passed away over the weekend. While a large part of his legacy will be the four years he spent in the Oval Office, it is his time in his Georgia peanut fields that he credits with shaping who he became.

The University of Georgia has more on his life and legacy on and off the farm.

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