As Americans sit glued to impeachment hearings centered on allegations of self-interest, I'm emotional thinking about the Carters and the fear that we may never see another president and first lady like them, writes Kate Andersen Brower for CNNOpinion
Kate Andersen Brower is a CNN contributor and the author of"The Residence,""First Women" and"First In Line." Her forthcoming book Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump, is being published in May 2020. Unless otherwise indicated, the facts in this piece reflect research for those works. The views expressed here are hers. Read more opinion on CNN.
The Carters spent just four years in the White House during troubled times and almost four decades out of it redefining what a former president and first lady can accomplish. Jimmy Carter was president from 1977 to 1981 and he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his humanitarian work. They have broken every record: Jimmy Carter, 95, is the oldest living American president and he and Rosalynn have the longest presidential marriage in history. They celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary on July 7, 2019. They have been married longer than Bill Clinton and Barack Obama have been alive.
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