As Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday approaches on Oct. 1, he is talking more and delighting in the momentum behind Vice President Kamala Harris, his family said.
By Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, The Washington PostThe Plains Depot in Plains, Ga., seen last year, was the center for Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign in 1976.
James Earl “Chip” Carter III said in an interview with The Washington Post that his father spent days watching all of the speeches from the Democratic National Convention last month that he recorded for him. “He thought Michelle Obama was the best, and he thought Kamala was great, too,” he said. Though his vital signs are good and he is eating well, Carter remains very weak and some days are better than others, his family said. He needs a wheelchair to get around.
“He was looking at her tombstone, and I started talking, and he told me to be quiet,” Chip Carter said. For about 20 minutes, his father sat in silence looking at where his wife of 77 years was buried last year. “No doubt he was praying, but he could have been just having a conversation with Mom,” Chip Carter said.
Then Chip started playing the Democratic National Convention campaign speeches. “It took most of the day to watch the convention session from the night before with some breaks,” he said. His father was captivated, commenting on the speeches and saying how well Hillary and Bill Clinton, Obama and others did. “He is big time interested in this campaign,” his son said.
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