In 1976, the first presidential endorsement that then-Gov. Jimmy Carter got from an elected official outside of Georgia came from a young Sen. Joe Biden.
Biden recalled traveling to Wisconsin in 1976 to make his endorsement.
"Some of my colleagues in the Senate thought it was youthful exuberance on my part. Well I was exuberant," Biden recalled. "As I said then: 'Jimmy's not just a bright smile. He can win and he can appeal to more segments of the population than any other person.'" "All those years ago, Governor Carter proved me right. And in the years since, President Carter did a lot more than that. He showed us throughout his entire life what it means to be a public servant. With emphasis on the word servant."
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