PHOTOS: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter through the years
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Jimmy Carter married his hometown sweetheart, Rosalynn, in 1946 while serving in the Navy. This is their wedding picture. Rosalynn was a friend of his sister Ruth who allegedly "fell in love" with Carter after seeing him in his Navy uniform. (File photo)
Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Smith were married on July 7, 1946.
Jimmy Carter was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1943, during World War II. Here, he gets his bars pinned on by his wife, Rosalynn, left, and his mother, Lillian Carter, at the U.S. Naval Academy. Jimmy met fellow Plains resident Rosalynn Smith because she was a childhood friend of his sister, Ruth. For the first seven years of their marriage, the young couple lived in Norfolk, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New London, Connecticut, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, San Diego, California, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. (AP)
In this Sept. 15, 1966 file photo, then Georgia State Sen. Jimmy Carter hugs his wife, Rosalynn, at his Atlanta campaign headquarters
President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, and grandson Jason Carter, return to the White House on April 11, 1977 in Washington, D.C.
President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter are pictured with their daughter Amy at the first of seven inaugural balls in Washington, D.C.
President Jimmy Carter carries a peanut plant as he follows his wife Rosalynn in Plains, Ga.
The First Family, Rosalynn, Jimmy and Amy on the south lawn in front of the White House, July 24, 1977
Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter arrive at the 1977 egg roll with daughter Amy and grandson Jason.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, and Amy Carter in front of the White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room in 1977
In this May 10, 1979 file photo, President Jimmy Carter pauses to kiss first lady Rosalynn Carter as he boards a helicopter in Washington, for the trip from the White House to Camp David, Maryland.
Jimmy and Rosalynn had three sons: John William, James Earl III and Donnel Jeffrey.
President Jimmy Carter kisses his wife Rosalynn on the inaugurak stand at the Capitol after he was sworn-in as 39th President of the United States, Thursday, Jan. 20, 1977
Former President and Mrs. Carter shaking hands with Indonesian children during the Carter Center's observation of Indonesia's first democratic elections in 1999.
The Carter's wear traditional Ghanaian attire during a Carter Center visit to the country on Feb. 8, 2007.
Jimmy and Rosalynn smooch it up in Plains in 2002.
Jimmy Carter looks lovingly at his wife Rosalynn during an interview in 2012.
Former president Jimmy Carter gets a kiss from his wife of 63 years, Rosalynn, on his 85th birthday and reopening of the Carter Presidential Museum after a major five month renovation. Brant Sanderlin, bsanderlin@ajc.com
Former President Jimmy Carter holds his wife Rosalynn Carter's hand during an dedication ceremony and birthday celebration with staff and guests at the Day Chapel of the Ivan Allen III Pavilion at the Carter Center on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter join in the Festival Dance on Main Street during the 18th annual Plains Peanut Festival on Sept. 27, 2014, in Plains, Georgia.
