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Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn celebrate 75 years of marriage

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Images of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, 96 and 93 respectively, as the former US presidential couple mark 75 years of marriage:

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image captionJimmy Carter, seen here with Rosalynn in 2018, was president from 1977 to 1981. They still live in their hometown of Plains, Georgia
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image captionJames Earl Carter Jr, fresh from the US Naval Academy, married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith at a Methodist church in Plains on 7 July 1946
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image captionRosalynn supported Jimmy's rise through Democratic politics, from his election as a state senator in Georgia in 1963 to the 1976 presidential campaign, seen here
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image captionOn one occasion, the couple met rock legend Elvis Presley
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image captionThe 39th president of the United States and his first lady walked in the inaugural parade with their daughter Amy on 20 January 1977. They also have three sons
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image captionDancing at a White House ball on 13 December 1978
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image captionEntertaining the Shah of Iran and his wife Empress Farah Pahlavi in November 1977
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image captionAlongside Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the Camp David peace talks between Israel and Egypt in September 1978
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image captionWelcoming Pope John Paul II to the White House in October 1979
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image captionJimmy Carter lost the election of 1980 to Republican challenger Ronald Reagan, who is seen here visiting the Carters with his wife Nancy
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image captionAfter leaving office the Carters were involved in peace initiatives abroad. In 2002 they made a visit to communist Cuba
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image captionBack home, the couple supported the Habitat for Humanity charity, building affordable homes
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image captionIn December 2018, they attended the funeral of George Bush Sr in Washington DC along with other former presidents and their wives, as well as then President Donald Trump
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image captionNew President Joe Biden and his wife Jill visited the Carters at their home in Plains on 29 April

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