Comments on: I met Jimmy Carter at Wal-Mart today

By: Autographfan

Autographfan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:39:17 +0000

I also caught up with President Carter at my local Wal-Mart awhile back. It was a great experience. I have a video of him signing, if anyone would like to see it you can check it out here:

http://blog.autographfan.com/2009/01/former-president-jimmy-carter-visits.html

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By: Ginny

Ginny — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:01:55 +0000

Wow, that must have been such a rush. You must also truly love Jimmy Carter to name your son after him. Thanks for sharing this anecdote. It’s worth a blog post itself.

By: Ilinap

Ilinap — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:56:26 +0000

I was lucky enough to meet Jimmy Carter at the Regulator a few years ago in Durham. My son, who is named after him, was a baby at the time. We had pinned a bunch of old Carter/Mondale campaign buttons to his Baby Bjorn. When we approached the former president, he asked the baby’s name. We told him that we named our son after him. He said, “Good choice.” with a grin. Then he graciously posed for some photos with us and our son. He was charming, and I somehow felt as if I were standing amidst royalty. Those photos will be special keepsakes for our son, and he’ll appreciate them when he’s older.

By: Allen

Allen — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:22:07 +0000

Jimmeh Cahtah! haha.

The late Sam Walton was a pretty nice guy. He probably would not the way Wal-Mart is treating small towns, the hording of money (hardly giving a dime to any of its employees) and the company’s lack of honest philanthropy (in comparison to Target).

I worked at a Sam’s Club in Cary. There are pictures of him on the walls of the breakroom looking like he is watching over you. I generally took my breaks outside.

By: jhenry

jhenry — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:51:23 +0000

I’m sorry that book signings are so impersonal, especially for such a folksy guy. I bought the book several weeks ago as a Mother’s Day gift for my mom, but selfishly decided to read it first. I found it to be a really easy read – not particularly polished, but a real inside look at life with Miss Lillian. I always knew she was a character, but didn’t realize what a strong woman she was nor did I know how involved she was in his presidency. As a native Georgian, I have always liked Carter and thought he got a raw deal with the hostage situation (I think he does too). I would love to have gotten a signature, but I’m just as glad I didn’t trek down there to stand in line that long.